Read the sentence from Common Sense. Why is this sentence an example of
the use of simile?
The least fracture now will be like a name engraved with
the point of a pin on the tender rind of a young oak.
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A. A fracture and an engraved name are compared using the word
"like.
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B. An oak is used to suggest the strength of the American colonists.
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C. A young oak tree is ascribed human qualities.
D. A fracture is said to be the same thing as an engraved name.