Question

which sentence gives an example of a simile? select the two correct answers. (1 point)
youll be walking a tightrope if you decide to stop for lunch before the meeting.
when andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600 - page slab of concrete.
after the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker.
as class valedictorian, samantha was the shining star who would have her pick of colleges.
gina spent half of an hour watching the squirrel, a tiny acrobat adeptly leaping from tree to tree.

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as".

• The sentence "When Andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600 - page slab of concrete" uses "like" to compare the textbook to a slab of concrete.
• The sentence "After the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker" uses "as...as" to compare the beach's hot and humid condition to the inside of a pressure cooker.

Answer:

• When Andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600 - page slab of concrete.
• After the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker.