Question

review the passage. the simile is shown in bold.
mrs. sylvester was the secretary at clarke family insurance.
mrs. sylvesters voice was very high - pitched. she sounded like a cartoon bird when she talked, and this made everything she said seem ridiculous and possible—both things at the same time.
when raymie told mrs. sylvester that she was going to enter the little miss central florida tire contest, mrs. sylvester had clapped her hands together and said, \what a wonderful idea. have some candy corn.\
from kate dicamillo, raymie nightingale. copyright 2016 by kate dicamillo
what is the effect of the simile on the passages meaning or tone?
it helps the reader imagine mrs. slyvesters voice.
it contributes to a feeling of fantasy.

Explanation:

The simile "sounded like a cartoon bird" is used to describe Mrs. Sylvester's voice. The purpose of this simile is to help readers visualize or imagine how her voice sounds, as cartoon birds are associated with a specific (high - pitched, perhaps whimsical) type of sound. The option about contributing to a feeling of fantasy is incorrect because the passage is a realistic - fiction - style narrative about a secretary and a pageant, and the simile is for describing a voice, not creating a fantasy atmosphere.

Answer:

It helps the reader imagine Mrs. Slyvester's voice.