Which of the following sentences contain similes? A “During the first call she sat with every limb gracefully composed, every fo
ld correctly draped, calm as a summer sea, cool as a snowbank, and as silent as the sphinx.” (Louisa May Alcott, Little Women) B “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” (Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice)
C “Do you not think that there are things which you cannot understand, and yet which are; that some people see things that others cannot?” (Bram Stoker, Dracula)
D “I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. You can’t go anywhere without meeting clever people.” (Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest)
a) during the first call she sat with every limb composed, every fold correctly draped, calm as a summer sea, cool as a snowbank, and as silent as the sphinx
