Question

The answer to this question IS NOT "B".
What is the answer to the following question.

Inside the bus, in his summer Class-A uniform with its brass glitter and infantry-blue shoulder cordon, Jamie Sabin was going home. Fort Benning would be a fading dream; Preston, Virginia, a place unknown, his future. He was in between, fumbling with puzzle pieces, making up stories about the real Jamie Sabin. Each of these he set adrift like a paper boat on a shifting sea of daydreams. He did that encased in the drone and shudder of diesel pistons and hissing tires. Jamie Sabin was going home to a place unknown.

In this paragraph, the paper boat is a
A. simile for stories Jamie makes up about himself.
B. Omit "B", because it is incorrect: metaphor for daydreams.
C. simile for Jamie's past.
D. metaphor for Jamie's past and future.

Answer 1

It's not a simile because it doesn't use "like" or "as."

Answer 2

Hello Sue, the answer is a simile. Please read the following: Each of these he set adrift like a paper boat on a shifting sea of daydreams. He did that encased in the drone and shudder of diesel pistons and hissing tires. Jamie Sabin was going home to a place unknown. With this paragraph, I can see that it is a "Simile" and therefore conclude or infer that the answer is "A", because he's making up stories about himself and liking his life like a "paper boat".

Answer 3

Oops! Thanks for the correction. I read this several times and still missed "like."

I agree with your answer of a.