Question

Which lines from "The City Is So Big" contain a simile?

A. The city is so big / Its bridges quake with fear
B. The lights sliding from house to house / And trains pass with windows shining
C. And trains pass with windows shining / Like a smile full of teeth
D. I have seen machines eating houses / And stairways walk all by themselves

Answer 1

C. And trains pass with windows shining / Like a smile full of teeth

Step-by-step explanation:

Simile is a figure of speech that tends to compare two different things in a unique way. It tends to show that a particular thing is exhibiting a similar characteristics upon which the other thing it is being compared it.

In the options given, And trians passes with windows shinnig like a smile fullof teeth, this shows that the train windows exhibit the characteristics of a shinning teeth found in humans hence the comparison.

Answer 2

C. And trains pass with windows shining / Like a smile full of teeth

Step-by-step explanation:

The lines from "The City Is So Big" that contain a simile is "And trains pass with windows shining / Like a smile full of teeth "

The definition of a simile will further bustress the answer.

A simile is a figure of speech that comprises of the comparison of of a particular thing with another which are of different kind. It is mostly to make description of a particular thing more vivid.