Question

Place a check mark next to each item which gives an example of the figure of speech known as a simile. Leave all other items unchecked.
From the air at night, the ship looked like a lighted birthday cake.
Since he was a slippery snake, the man always managed to slither out of trouble.
The week my grandparents came to visit, everyone in our family was busy as a bee.
Let us go then, you and I.
The fact that he was going to kill me made me feel slightly uncomfortable.
When they told me I had made the team, I was as happy as a clam.
After a year of missed opportunities, a stench of failure followed me wherever I went.

Answer 1

✅ From the air at night, the ship looked like a lighted birthday cake.
✅ The week my grandparents came to visit, everyone in our family was busy as a bee.
✅ When they told me I had made the team, I was as happy as a clam.