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alexira [117]
3 years ago
6

Which excerpt from "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" contains an example of a simile?

English
2 answers:
Zarrin [17]3 years ago
5 0

Answer: A) After a few minutes there was a guffawing peal of thunder from behind and fantastic raindrops, like tin-can tops, crashed  over the rear of Mr. Shiftlet's car.

Explanation: A simile is a figure of speech that consists in making a comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, this comparison is made using the words "like" and "as." From the given options, the excerpt from "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" that contains an example of a simile, is the corresponding to option A, because it compares raindrops to tin-can drops by using the word "like."

Elden [556K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

"After a few minutes there was a guffawing peal of thunder from behind and fantastic raindrops, like tin-can tops, crashed  over the rear of Mr. Shiftlet's car."

Explanation:

Look at the excerpt carefully.

"After a few minutes there was a guffawing peal of thunder from behind and fantastic raindrops, like tin-can tops, crashed  over the rear of Mr. Shiftlet's car."

Similes compare nouns using the words "like" or "as."

"After a few minutes there was a guffawing peal of thunder from behind and fantastic raindrops, <u>like</u><u> tin-can tops,</u> crashed  over the rear of Mr. Shiftlet's car."

Thus, this excerpt would be the correct answer. I hope this helps! :)

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