Question

Paragraph #11: The quotation is an example of a simile. Explain why.

Answer 1

This is an example of a simile because it is comparing humans to birds using the word like

Answer 2

A simile is defined as  "a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid" Based on this, it might be said that there is a comparison between the narrator and two birds. It might be understood that he tends to use things from other people and he gives them credit for.