Question

what does the narrator mean when she says that silence surrounds them like a cloak? use context clues to fill in the chart. simile: the narrator says that silence surrounds them like a cloak. context clues: the lights go out and the planetarium is completely dark. meaning:? it has become both hot and still in the planetarium. it has become both magical and surprising in the planetarium. it has become both wet and loud in the planetarium. it has become both dark and quiet in the planetarium.

Explanation:

A simile compares two things using "like" or "as". Here, silence is compared to a cloak. The context clue is that the lights go out and the planetarium is dark. Just as a cloak wraps around someone completely, the silence wraps around them in the dark planetarium, indicating it is dark and quiet.

Answer:

It has become both dark and quiet in the planetarium.