Question

the gold watch by matthew allen
sunlight burst through the window and woke gabriel that bright summer day. he felt disoriented, as if hed been sleeping for years. he didnt even know what time it was! but that was no surprise—he was always late. he pulled on his clothes and went out to the yard, where he found his mother sorting through boxes of old things.
\why did you get all that junk out of the garage?\ gabriel asked.
\its not junk,\ his mother answered. \these are things ive saved over the years, but its time to have a yard sale and let them go.\
gabriels mother pulled a broken coffee maker out of one box, the electrical cord trailing behind it like a tail. next, his mother held up a pocket watch as golden as a tiny sun.
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explore how to answer this question: \to what does the author compare the electrical cord, and how does this make you imagine the coffee maker?\
the author compares the cord to a tail, which gives the coffee maker the qualities of an animal. review the chart on the previous page. what type of figurative language does the author use here?
read the chart below. use what you know about figurative language to complete it.

what’s being compared	how they are alike	meaning

in the last sentence, the author compares the watch to the sun to suggest how gabriel feels about the watch. how does this comparison suggest gabriel’s feelings about the watch? write your answer on the lines below.
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Explanation:

For the chart completion:

To fill the chart, we analyze the comparison between the pocket watch and the sun. The sun is golden and bright, so the pocket watch (being compared to the sun) shares the quality of being golden in color. For "How They Are Alike", both the pocket watch and the sun are golden (in color, with the sun also being bright, and the watch likely having a bright, golden appearance). For "Meaning", the watch is golden (like the sun) and probably bright or valuable - looking, so we can say "The watch is golden (and bright - looking, similar to the sun's golden, bright nature)".

The author compares the watch to the sun. The sun is often associated with beauty, warmth, and something remarkable. By comparing the watch to the sun, it suggests that Gabriel sees the watch as something special, beautiful, or captivating. The sun is a positive, impressive image, so the comparison implies Gabriel feels admiration or interest in the watch, as if it stands out (like the sun) and is valuable or appealing.

Answer:

What’s Being Compared	How They Are Alike	Meaning

For the question about Gabriel’s feelings: