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Answer the questions about this simile: "Ben swallowed the sandwiches like a snake."
What two things are being compared?
What are the important qualities of a snake in this metaphor?
What does this simile literally mean?
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- What two things are being compared?
- Ben (or the way Ben eats) is being compared to a snake (the way a snake swallows).
- What are the important qualities of a snake in this metaphor?
- Swallows food quickly and smoothly, often whole or in very large mouthfuls; eats without chewing; devours prey greedily and efficiently; can open its mouth wide to take large bites.
- What does this simile literally mean?
- It means Ben ate the sandwiches very quickly, gulping them down in large bites or without much chewing — he devoured them like a snake would. (It’s figurative language; it does not mean Ben is actually a snake.)
- Ben (or the way Ben eats) is being compared to a snake (the way a snake swallows).
- What are the important qualities of a snake in this metaphor?
- Swallows food quickly and smoothly, often whole or in very large mouthfuls; eats without chewing; devours prey greedily and efficiently; can open its mouth wide to take large bites.
- What does this simile literally mean?
- It means Ben ate the sandwiches very quickly, gulping them down in large bites or without much chewing — he devoured them like a snake would. (It’s figurative language; it does not mean Ben is actually a snake.)
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