Question

Read these lines of poetry:

On each and every corner,
in each village and each town,
people stand like statues,
and stare at the mountain's crown.

Which line contains a simile?

A.
"in each village and each town,"

B.
"On each and every corner,"

C.
"and stare at the mountain's crown."

D.
"people stand like statues,"

Answer 1

which one do you think?

Answer 2

a simile is when you compare something to something else. this one would be D because its comparing people to statues. the key word in all similes is "like"

Answer 3

thank you (: