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QuizMultiple Choice

Speed and Velocity

Question 14 • LA-Physical Science A

Which is an example of descriptive detail using a simile in this passage?

Answer
A
“miles of copper-red grass were drenched in sunlight”
B
The blond cornfields were red gold, the haystacks turned rosy”
C
“The whole prairie was like the bush that burned with fire and was not consumed.”
D
“It was a sudden transfiguration, a lifting-up of day.”

Explanation

A simile compares two things using a word such as “like” or “as.” Choice C compares the prairie to “the bush that burned with fire and was not consumed,” using “like,” so it is the example of descriptive detail using a simile.

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