Question

which excerpt from the poem \girl powdering her neck\ by cathy song is an example of a simile?

• \her legs folded beneath her / as she sits on a buckwheat pillow\
• \morning begins the ritual / wheel of the body\
• \the peach - dyed kimono / patterned with maple leaves\
• \she dips a corner of her sleeve / like a brush into water\

Explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two distinct things using the words "like" or "as". We check each option for this marker:

1. The first three excerpts describe actions or objects without using "like" or "as" to make a direct comparison.
2. The final excerpt uses the word "like" to compare dipping a sleeve to a brush being dipped into water, which fits the definition of a simile.

Answer:

D. "She dips a corner of her sleeve / like a brush into water"