Question

what does the simile in this text suggest? at an annual festival in turkey, whirling dervishes practice a tradition of spinning like tops to commemorate the teachings of one of their spiritual leaders. the dancers play with toys. the dancers rotate rapidly. the dancers move like children.

Explanation:

A simile compares two things using "like" or "as". Here, "spinning like tops" compares the dervishes' spinning to a top's rapid rotation. "The dancers play with toys" is incorrect as the simile is about spinning, not playing. "The dancers move like children" is also incorrect as the comparison is to tops, not children. The correct interpretation is that the dancers rotate rapidly, matching how a top spins.

Answer:

The dancers rotate rapidly.