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When Andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600-page slab of concrete.
When Andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600-page slab of concrete.
Gina spent half of an hour watching the squirrel, a tiny acrobat adeptly leaping from tree to tree.
Gina spent half of an hour watching the squirrel, a tiny acrobat adeptly leaping from tree to tree.
After the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker.
After the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker.
As class valedictorian, Samantha was the shining star who would have her pick of colleges.
As class valedictorian, Samantha was the shining star who would have her pick of colleges.
You’ll be walking a tightrope if you decide to stop for lunch before the meeting.
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The two sentences that give examples of similes are:
When Andre picked up the calculus textbook, it felt like a 600-page slab of concrete.
After the rain, the beach was as hot and humid as the inside of a pressure cooker.
Both of these sentences use "like" or "as" to compare two things, which is characteristic of similes.
