Question

2. Which of the following is an example of a simile? *

"We touched them
surprised to find them soft pliant almost living in their attitudes." (lines 6-8)

"Along the beach as fas as we could see al massed together (lines 12-13)

"So many splayed hands, the tide sh
(lines 14-15)

They were lovely in the quartz and jasper
purpose. Glines 1-3)
they had created terrariums with their bodies on

Answer 1

They were lovely in the quartz and jasper sand

As if they had created terrariums with their bodies

Step-by-step explanation:

Without access to the original poem, Starfish by Lorna Dee Cervantes,

it would be impossible to select the correct answer.

A simile creates poetic imagery by comparing things that are mostly different by highlighting something that is similar. Similes are like metaphors, but the simile will use like or as to express the comparison.

(The words "as if" are missing from the answer choice!)

The choice "Along the beach as far as we could see all massed together" has the word "as" but does nor express a comparison.