Question

What does the simile in this example really mean?

john Henry could move a mountain . his arms were like a telephone poles

A. john Henry was a very strong man B. john Henry couldn't move his arms
C. john Henry was an excellent climber D. john Henry had wires inside his arms

Answer 1

a

Step-by-step explanation:

he was very strong

Answer 2

A, John Henry was a very strong man.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can see this when the simile describes John Henry as being capable of "Moving a mountain". He also compares his arms to telephone poles in the simile. Both of these allow us to believe that John Henry was a very strong man.