Question

Which one of the following statements contains a simile?
A. The maple wears a gayer scarf.
B. The soaring bird quickly disappeared from our sight.
C. The woods went up in flame.
D. I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.

Answer 1

the statement that contain simile is : D. i think that i shall never see a poem lovely as a tree Simile is a writing technique which compares a thing with another thing from a different kind. In sentence D, the writer compare a 'poem' which is a form of artwork, with a 'tree' which is a form of living organism

Answer 2

Answer:

D. I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.

Step-by-step explanation:

A simile is an explicit comparison of people or things with the help of special comparison words (like, as, resembles, than).

As we see, only the last statement contains this special word (as), so D would be the correct choice.