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>
<span>According to the parados, the ancient Greeks believed that the gods punished boastful people. Pride is one of seven deadly sins, so it is obvious that it is something you may be punished for. If you are way too proud, and boast about your successes too much, you are likely to be punished, according to the ancient Greek beliefs. There is no reason to punish a joyful and humble person, and if you fear and revere gods, that is always a good thing.</span>
<u><em>Personification is being used in that sentence</em></u>
"Dover Beach" is actually a lyric that was written by <span>Matthew Arnold. And based on the excerpts taken from this lyric, the parts that show the author's sorrow and confusion are these:
"</span><span>[Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,]
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
[And we are here as on a darkling plain]
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night."
Hope this answer helps.</span>
