Question

saturday morning blues
by c safos

i woke this morning with an aching head
my legs were hurting i fell out of bed

my eyes were as red as two stop signs
the sun was so bright that i closed the blinds

my feet were tunas my nose was a hose
that dripped and ran and could not be closed

i felt like a dragon with my sore throat
i just needed the wings and a scaly coat

also my tonsils were as big as rocks
i was swimming in sweat down to my socks

then i remembered the party was near
and just then, all of my aches disappeared

my face felt fine my arms felt strong
the thermometer got my temperature wrong

so i put on my hat and party shoes
and shook loose my saturday morning blues

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which of the lines from the poem is an example of a simile?
a. \i just needed the wings and a scaly coat\
b. \the thermometer got my temperature wrong\
c. \my feet were tunas. my nose was a hose\
d. \also my tonsils were as big as rocks\

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the words "like" or "as".

• Option A uses metaphor (implied comparison without "like/as").
• Option B is a literal, playful statement with no comparison.
• Option C uses metaphors (directly states one thing is another).
• Option D uses "as big as" to compare tonsils to rocks, which fits the definition of a simile.

Answer:

D. "Also my tonsils were as big as rocks"