Question

Samuel had always been a patient young man. He was raised with four sisters by a single mother, just him and these five females. Often, he felt like an alien among them, as so many things about these women just didn’t make sense. One or another of his sisters would erupt in a volcano of emotion, for what seemed like Samuel to be the smallest of issues. That didn’t happen to Samuel. To him, his emotions always felt room temperature, neither cold nor hot. Samuel regularly found himself sitting on the couch like an unmovable mountain while the fury of his mom and sisters exploded in flames all around him. Samuel was always at peace while his sisters seemed always to be declaring war.
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Which of the following statements from the passage contains a simile?
A.
"To him, his emotions always felt room temperature, neither cold nor hot."
B.
". . . so many things about these women just didn't make sense."
C.
"Samuel was always at peace, while his sisters seemed always to be declaring war."
D.
"Samuel regularly found himself sitting on the couch like an unmovable mountain . . ."

Answer 1

The statement from the passage that contains a simile is:

D. "Samuel regularly found himself sitting on the couch like an unmovable mountain . . ."

This is a simile because it compares Samuel to an unmovable mountain using the word "like."