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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Comparing Poetry and Art

Question 3 • RAIL NCAA OC English IV B 2027

Which phrase is an example of a simile?

Answer
A
“The seen, the known / dissolve in iridescence”
B
“O light beheld as through refracting tears.”
C
“Here is the aura of that world / each of us has lost.”
D
“Here is the shadow of its joy.”

Explanation

A simile compares two things using words such as “like” or “as.” Choice B, “O light beheld as through refracting tears,” uses “as” to compare the way the light is seen to looking through refracting tears. The other choices use imagery or metaphor without an explicit simile.

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