Question

read the following passage from chapter 23 of mary shelleys frankenstein.
\i attempted to accompany them and proceeded a short distance from the house, but my head whirled round, my steps were like those of a drunken man, i fell at last in a state of utter exhaustion; a film covered my eyes, and my skin was parched with the heat of fever.\
choose the section of the passage that is a simile.

• in a state of utter exhaustion
• my skin was parched with the heat of fever
• my steps were like those of a drunken man
• my head whirled round

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison using "like" or "as". Among the options, "my steps were like those of a drunken man" uses "like" to compare the speaker's steps to a drunken man's steps, which fits the definition of a simile. The other options do not use "like" or "as" for comparison.

Answer:

B. my steps were like those of a drunken man