Question

which statement uses a simile to describe a character in a story?
select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
without his glasses, ollie was as blind as a bat, but he could hear a whisper from a mile away.
bryan was already a million miles away before the meeting even began, and he soon drifted further.
after two weeks of boasting,
bobby proved to be a lightweight when he placed last at the hot dog eating

Explanation:

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

1. The first statement uses "as blind as a bat" to compare Ollie's poor eyesight without glasses to a bat's (stereotyped) blindness, which is a simile.
2. The second statement uses hyperbole (exaggeration of being "a million miles away" mentally) rather than a simile, as it does not use "like" or "as" for a direct comparison.
3. The third statement uses metaphor (calling Bobby a "lightweight" to mean he is not as capable as he claimed) rather than a simile, as it does not use "like" or "as".

(Note: The third option is cut off, but based on visible text, it does not contain a simile structure.)

Answer:

• Without his glasses, Ollie was as blind as a bat, but he could hear a whisper from a mile away.