Question

review the passage. the simile is shown in bold. the desire to express myself grew. the few signs i used became less and less adequate, and my failures to make myself understood were always followed by outbursts of passion. i felt as if invisible hands were holding me, and i made frantic efforts to free myself. i struggled—not that struggling helped matters, but the feeling of resistance was strong within me. i generally broke down in tears and physical exhaustion. from helen keller, the story of my life. what is the effect of the simile on the passages meaning or tone? it creates a feeling of being trapped. it creates a feeling of being comforted.

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as". In the given passage, the author uses the simile "I felt as if invisible hands were holding me" to describe her feeling. The phrase "invisible hands were holding me" gives an impression of being restricted or unable to move freely, which is similar to the feeling of being trapped. There is no indication in the simile of comfort; instead, the following words "frantic efforts to free myself" further emphasize the struggle against the "holding" (trapping) feeling.

Answer:

It creates a feeling of being trapped.