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Question 4 • WINGS PA - 26 Literature II A Jefferson-Oliver

Which excerpt from the poem “Birmingham Sunday” by Richard Fariña is an example of simile?

Answer
A
“clouds they were grey”
B
“how many black berries grew in the Blue Sea”
C
“the number her killers had given was four”
D
“blood ran like wine”

Explanation

A simile compares two unlike things using words such as “like” or “as.” In “blood ran like wine,” the speaker compares blood to wine using “like,” so choice D is the simile.

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