AnswersALT ENG 11 S2 Common Core ELA 11 2014 - ELA3011 B-CRResearch Workshop: Writing an Argumentative Essay — Cumulative examQuestion 10
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Question 10 • ALT ENG 11 S2 Common Core ELA 11 2014 - ELA3011 B-CR

Which excerpt from “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” contains an example of a simile?

Answer
A
After a few minutes there was a guffawing peal of thunder from behind and fantastic raindrops, like tin-can tops, crashed over the rear of Mr. Shiftlet’s car.
B
“Fifteen, sixteen,” the old woman said. The girl was nearly thirty but because of her innocence it was impossible to guess.
C
“I was raised thataway and there ain’t a thing I can do about it. My old mother taught me how to do.”
D
“That wouldn’t hardly pay for more than the gas and the hotel,” he said. “It wouldn’t feed her.”

Explanation

A simile compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.” In choice A, the raindrops are compared to “tin-can tops” using “like,” so this excerpt contains a simile. The other excerpts do not make this kind of comparison.

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