Question

Cinderella's slippers were as shiny as the sun. Identify if this is a metaphor or a simile and explain what is being compared.

O Metaphor, Slippers: sun
O Simile; Slippers: sun
O Metaphor; Shiny: sun
O Simile; Shiny: sun

Answer 1

A simile is used to compare Cinderella's slippers to the sun.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence 'Cinderella's slippers were as shiny as the sun' is a simile. It is comparing Cinderella's slippers to the sun. The simile uses the word 'as' to make the comparison. Similes use 'like' or 'as' to compare two different things.

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