Which excerpt from the poem "Girl Powdering Her Neck” by Cathy Song is an example of a simile?

A simile compares two things using words such as “like” or “as.” In choice D, the woman dips her sleeve “like a brush into water,” comparing the sleeve to a brush. The other excerpts describe positions, actions, or details without making this kind of comparison.

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