Identify the simile in the sentence 'She shined like a star.'

Identify the simile in the sentence 'She shined like a star.'

• A. She shined
• B. like a star
• C. She shined like a star
• D. The star

Answer: (B)

A simile uses like or as to compare two things. In the sentence, the phrase that does the comparing is “like a star.” It shows how she shines by comparing it to a star’s brightness. The rest of the sentence—“She shined”—is just the action, and “the star” is the object of the comparison. So the part that makes it a simile is “like a star.”

A simile uses like or as to compare two things. In the sentence, the phrase that does the comparing is “like a star.” It shows how she shines by comparing it to a star’s brightness. The rest of the sentence—“She shined”—is just the action, and “the star” is the object of the comparison. So the part that makes it a simile is “like a star.”