Question

Why is this sentence an example of the use of simile?

"The least fracture now will be like a name engraved with the point f a pin on the tender rind of a young oak."

A) A young oak tree is ascribed human qualities
B) A fracture is said to be the same thing as an engraved name
C) A fracture and an engraved name are compared using the word, "like"
D) An oak is used to suggest the strength of the American colonists

Answer 1

C is the right answer because there is like in the sentence

Answer 2

C, a simile will always use like or as.

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