Question

coats covering my floor like a giant carpet,
oh my goodness, i am starting to sweat.

my room is coated with a lot of dust,
the thought of cleaning is way too much

my closet is as full as a balloon that is about to burst,
mountains of dirt piled high on everything

shirts and pants, shoes and socks,
all stacked high like large piles of rocks

old milk glasses that smell like a skunk,
rotten banana peels that are as brown as a tree trunk

dirty plates under my bed,
i dont even remember what i was fed

my bathroom is a giant mess,
it smells, it stinks, i must confess

this room is a pigpen,
i need to face this like a fearless warrior

so much to do, cleaning will be an event,
this job will be as big as an elephant

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directions: select all the correct answers.
which lines in the poem contain a simile?

springtime cleaning, oh what a pain!
my room is coated with a lot of dust
my closet is as full as a balloon that is about to burst
mountains of dirt piled high on everything
all stacked high like large piles of rocks
old milk glasses that smell like a skunk
this room is a pigpen
i need to face this like a fearless warrior

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the words "like" or "as". We identify lines that use these comparison words to link distinct items.

1. "My closet is as full as a balloon that is about to burst" uses "as...as" to compare closet fullness to a balloon ready to burst.
2. "All stacked high like large piles of rocks" uses "like" to compare stacked clothes to rock piles.
3. "Old milk glasses that smell like a skunk" uses "like" to compare the smell of glasses to a skunk.
4. "I need to face this like a fearless warrior" uses "like" to compare facing cleaning to a warrior's action.

Answer:

• My closet is as full as a balloon that is about to burst
• All stacked high like large piles of rocks
• Old milk glasses that smell like a skunk
• I need to face this like a fearless warrior