Which line is a simile?

Which line is a simile?

• A. Eric is a monster on the field
• B. Grandma clucked like a hen as she fussed over the sick child
• C. Buzz!
• D. The dictionary definition of a word

Answer: (B)

A simile compares two unlike things using like or as. In this line, grandma clucked like a hen as she fussed over the sick child, the word like signals the comparison and helps you picture her fussing as if she were a hen. The effect is a vivid image built through a straightforward comparison. Other lines don’t fit the simile pattern: one uses a direct comparison without like or as, which is a metaphor; another is just a sound word, and another states a literal dictionary meaning.

A simile compares two unlike things using like or as. In this line, grandma clucked like a hen as she fussed over the sick child, the word like signals the comparison and helps you picture her fussing as if she were a hen. The effect is a vivid image built through a straightforward comparison.

Other lines don’t fit the simile pattern: one uses a direct comparison without like or as, which is a metaphor; another is just a sound word, and another states a literal dictionary meaning.