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What does the simile in this text suggest? My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. —Forrest Gump

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Answer:

The simile is comparing life to a box of chocolates means that life is full of surprises, and there is no prediction of what will happen.

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech used by writers in making a comparison between two dissimilar or unrelated things. It uses words such as "like", "as" in making the comparison.

In the given statement, the mother compares life to a box of chocolates. This means that life is unpredictable, full of surprises. And there is no knowing what will happen.

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