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const2013 [10]
3 years ago
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Read the following passage. Write the examples of simile that you find.

English
1 answer:
tensa zangetsu [6.8K]3 years ago
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Answer:

  • The lake was as warm as a Jacuzzi
  • We moved along the lake like a sloth
  • the stars glitter like Christmas lights.

Explanation:

<u>The simile is the figure of speech that compares one thing to another in order to add up to the imagination of the description and make it more vivid.</u> It highlights the certain characteristics of one thing to another using the words “<u>as</u>” and “<u>like</u>”

The parts of the passage that use the simile are:

  • <u>The lake was as warm as a Jacuzzi</u> – the author tries to underline the <u>warmth </u>of the water with this analogy by comparing it to the experience in the spa.
  • <u>We moved along the lake like a sloth </u>– with this simile, the author is describing the way they moved in the both, underling that they were <u>very slow</u>.
  • <u>the stars glitter like Christmas lights</u>. - author compares the stars to Christmas lines to put the accent on their <u>brightness and shiness.</u>

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