Question

which excerpt from leslie marmon silkos story \the man to send rain clouds\ contains a simile?

he turned the colored pages full of lepers and pagans without looking at them.
they both stooped to fit through the low adobe entrance.
but there he was, facing into a cold dry wind and squinting at the last sunlight. . .
. . . the water fell through the light from sundown like august rain that fell while the sun was still shining.

Explanation:

Define a simile

Using the Simile Identification and Figurative Language knowledge points
A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using comparison words such as "like" or "as".

Analyze the options

• Option 1: "He turned the colored pages full of lepers and pagans without looking at them." This is a literal description of an action with no comparison.
• Option 2: "They both stooped to fit through the low adobe entrance." This is a literal description of physical movement.
• Option 3: "But there he was, facing into a cold dry wind and squinting at the last sunlight. . ." This is a literal description of setting and physical action.
• Option 4: ". . . the water fell through the light from sundown like August rain that fell while the sun was still shining." This compares the falling water to "August rain" using the comparison word "like".

Answer:

• (A) He turned the colored pages full of lepers and pagans without looking at them.
• (B) They both stooped to fit through the low adobe entrance.
• (C) But there he was, facing into a cold dry wind and squinting at the last sunlight. . .
• (D) . . . the water fell through the light from sundown like August rain that fell while the sun was still shining. (Correct answer)