Question

Answer the following with similes of your own, doing your best to consider what would be best comparisons and avoiding clichés or obvious answers. 1. The trees hovered over the hiking trails like ____________________. 2. The lightning flashed like ____________________. 3. His heart was as cold as ____________________. 4. The car was as fast as ____________________. 5. The ocean was as blue as ____________________.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The trees hovered over the hiking trails like an umbrella.

2. The lightning flashed like Zeus' thunderbolt.

3. His heart was as cold as stone.

4. The car was as fast as the Flash.

5. The ocean was as blue as a clear sky.

Explanation:

Similes are literary techniques used to make comparisons between similar things though there is no relation between the two. They are the same as metaphors except that similes use "like" and "as" in each comparison.

The given incomplete sentences are filled with similes as follows-

1. The trees hovered over the hiking trails like an umbrella.

2. The lightning flashed like Zeus' thunderbolt.

3. His heart was as cold as stone.

4. The car was as fast as the Flash.

5. The ocean was as blue as a clear sky.