<span>Jake was surprised to see a large boulder falling off the cliff.</span>
This is a SIMILE - if words such as 'as' or 'like' are used in order to compare two things (in this case, 'giant rocks with razor edges crouch LIKE a sea monster with wide open jaws'), then it is a simile.
The gym is closed on Sundays, it opens on Monday morning.
There is no need to add “early” since the word “morning” is already in the sentence.
<span>George Orwell was hesitant to kill the elephant,
but also felt that he needed to do his duty in a situation where he mustn’t show
any weakness to the townspeople. He had to be cruel and at the same time,
pitiful.</span>
