Read the sentence from common sense. why is this sentence an example of
the use of simile?
the least fracture now will be like a name engraved with
the point of a pin on the tender rind of a young oak.
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a. a fracture and an engraved name are compared using the word
"like.
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b. an oak is used to suggest the strength of the american colonists.
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c. a young oak tree is ascribed human qualities.
d. a fracture is said to be the same thing as an engraved name.

A. A fracture and an engraved name are compared using the word

"like".

Explanation:

A simile is described by using the words "like" or "as".

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

comfortable

explanation:

one type of the adjectives is predicate adjective. a predicate adjective is an adjective which follows a linking verb and modifies or refers back to the main subject of that linking verb.

it usually is used just before the noun it modies.

here in this example:

'penguins seem comfortable in the coolest habitats', comfortable is the predicate adjective which follows the linking verb 'seem' and modifies the noun.