Which of the following passages best illustrates the author's use of simile? A. "Heads were appearing at doorways all up and dow
n the street." B. "Papa roared back at her, louder than the engine…" C. "As the honks came closer we heard another sound, like a boxer working out on a flabby punching bag." D. "They were sitting on the steps like that--Mama hunched, Papa tending the blackening rings…"
Simile is a figurative language used to compare two things that resembles a common trait between them. This figurative language use 'as', 'like', and 'than' to make this comparison.
From the given options, the one in which the author has used the figurative language of simile is in option B. In this option, the two things that have been compared are the <em>roaring of Papa </em>and <em>the noise of engine. </em>This option suggests that the roaring of Papa was louder than the roar of engine.
The significance of this quote is Montag's realization of what his job is actually about and what it implies. He became a fireman because he was meant to. However, he is now haunted by this new feeling and does not know anymore what is right and what is wrong.
Loss of individualism. If everyone is the same, everything is the same day after day in a cubicle with no windows or distinct decor differing from one room to the next, there is no individuality
Philo Taylor Farnsworth was an American inventor and television pioneer. He made many crucial contributions to the early development of all-electronic television
