Question

What does the simile "like the two strokes across a dollar sign" show about the ax

Answer 1

A simile is a figure of speech that is used by the poet to compares two things directly . Similes  highlight   the similarities between two things by making use of word-"like" and "as"

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that is used by the poet to compares two things directly . Similes  highlight   the similarities between two things by making use of word-"like" and "as"

"like the two strokes across a dollar sign"In the poem the narrator

The Baptiste's did not have faith in the new technology ,he believes that the axes that are produced by the machines are of inferior quality in comparison to the once that are hand made.

The Baptiste's also  believes in home schooling rather than educating their school they believe that home education is better than the children going to school.