Wonder Simile & Metaphor

Mom had had Via four years before, and that had been such a "walk in the park" (Mom's expression) that there was no reason to run any special tests.

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I fell asleep in the backseat like I always do, my head on Via's lap like she was a pillow...

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So sending him off to middle school like a lamb to the slaughter...

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It (the school) smelled like a hospital.

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"the butterflies in my stomach were more like pigeons flying around my insides" is both a simile and a metaphor. select all that apply to show comparisons for the simile and for the metaphor.

• butterflies in my stomach- metaphor

• butterflies were more like pigeons- simile

• butterflies were more like pigeons- metaphor

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She kissed my tortoise mouth.

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"Your deeds are your monuments"

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August is the Sun. Me and Mom and Dad are planets orbiting the Sun.

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"A shift in the cosmos. The galaxy is changing. Planets are falling out of alignment."

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I held onto that secret and let it cover me like a blanket.

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