Question

which excerpt from the poem \girl powdering her neck\ by cathy song is an example of a simile?
○ \her legs folded beneath her / as she sits on a buckwheat pillow\
○ \morning begins the ritual / wheel of the body\
○ \the peach - dyed kimono / patterned with maple leaves\
○ \she dips a corner of her sleeve / like a brush into water\

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison between two different things. Let's analyze each option:

• The first option ("her legs folded beneath her / as she sits on a buckwheat pillow") uses "as" but it is more of a description of posture rather than a simile (simile compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" in a figurative sense, here it's a literal description of how she sits).
• The second option ("Morning begins the ritual / wheel of the body") uses metaphor (compares morning's start of ritual to the wheel of the body, no "like" or "as").
• The third option ("The peach - dyed kimono / patterned with maple leaves") is a description of the kimono, no comparison using "like" or "as".
• The fourth option ("She dips a corner of her sleeve / like a brush into water") uses "like" to compare the corner of her sleeve to a brush, which is a simile as it compares two unlike things (sleeve corner and brush) using "like".

Answer:

D. "She dips a corner of her sleeve / like a brush into water" (assuming the options are labeled A, B, C, D in order as presented, with the last option being D)