From the given options, select the figure of speech (poetic device) used in the expression:

"Her face ashened like that of a corpse"

Simile

The figure of speech used in the expression "Her face ashened like that of a corpse" is simile.

A simile is a figure of speech in which two things are compared using the words "like" or "as." In this case, the woman's face is being compared to the face of a corpse. This creates a sense of the woman's extreme pallor and the fear that she is experiencing.

The other answer choices are incorrect. Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contradictory terms are used together. Personification is a figure of speech in which inanimate objects are given human qualities. Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. None of these devices are used in the expression "Her face ashened like that of a corpse.".