Question

Simile - What is being compared in the following passage? "...she [Liesel] stood on Munich Street and watched a single giant cloud come over the hills like a white monster…. The sun was eclipsed, and in its place, a white beast with a gray heart watched the town" (322). Why was this better than saying, "A cloud crossed the sky"?

Answer 1

Answer:

The hills and a white monster.

Explanation:

A simile compares two things using like or as, the passage states, "the hills like a white monster…." So it is comparing the hills to a white monster.