Similes compare two things. Because clowns are considered by most to be very funny, the object would also have to be something funny.
Therefore you could say...
A clown is as funny as a medieval joker.
A clown is as funny as a cat barking like a dog.
A clown is as funny as a comedy movie.
Answer:
Gently
Explanation:
An adverb describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
The answer is for sure D. The journey to Cape Cod was long and difficult for the colonists.
Tom calls Nick Shakespeare referring to the time they spent in college together at Yale when Nick wanted to become an author like Shakespeare. Nick feels that he has moved on from that dream.
C. Simile
“as big as a hoot owls” a simile is a comparison between two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’