Papyrus is a old Egyptian type of paper. The context clues are “read and write” and “actual writing on papyrus”
Answer:
- The lake was as warm as a Jacuzzi
- We moved along the lake like a sloth
- the stars glitter like Christmas lights.
Explanation:
<u>The simile is the figure of speech that compares one thing to another in order to add up to the imagination of the description and make it more vivid.</u> It highlights the certain characteristics of one thing to another using the words “<u>as</u>” and “<u>like</u>”
The parts of the passage that use the simile are:
- <u>The lake was as warm as a Jacuzzi</u> – the author tries to underline the <u>warmth </u>of the water with this analogy by comparing it to the experience in the spa.
- <u>We moved along the lake like a sloth </u>– with this simile, the author is describing the way they moved in the both, underling that they were <u>very slow</u>.
- <u>the stars glitter like Christmas lights</u>. - author compares the stars to Christmas lines to put the accent on their <u>brightness and shiness.</u>
