Question

Extended similes such as, "Your body is like a machine: you take fuel in, you produce heat and do work and you produce waste products," have a[n] __________ effect on the audience.

Answer 1

explanatory

Step-by-step explanation:

It is explanatory because the extension in the simile gives the audience with a more descriptive image of the thing that is being described.

Similes provides an image to the reader by comparing using the words "like" or "as". When the simile is then extended, the initial image is given more meaning creating an explanatory effect on the audience.