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11 March, 06:11

Read the poem "The Eagle: A Fragment" by Alfred Lord Tennyson and answer the question that follows.

He clasps the crag with crooked hands;

Close to the sun in lonely lands,

Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;

He watches from his mountain walls,

And like a thunderbolt he falls.

Which of the following lines is an example of a simile?

A."And like a thunderbolt he falls."

B."Close to the sun in lonely lands,"

C."He watches from his mountain walls,"

D."Ring'd with the azure world, he stands."

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  1. 11 March, 08:50
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    The correct answer is A. And like a thunderbolt he falls

    Similes are comparisons that have the words like, as, or anything similar. They are used to compare two entities, which occurs here.
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