Similes and Metaphors in Descriptive Writing

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Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing , wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold within him made his eyes red and his thin lips blue as the Arctic ocean. Dickens uses the simile "solitary as an oyster" to describe Mr. Scrooge to show:
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he lived near the sea
that he lived alone
he was very strong
he was a miser

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Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing , wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold within him made his eyes red and his thin lips blue as the Arctic ocean. Dickens uses the simile "solitary as an oyster" to describe Mr. Scrooge to show:
he lived near the sea
that he lived alone
he was very strong
he was a miser
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Q2
The phrase "hard and sharp" as flint is an example of a
metaphor
alliteration
simile
personification
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Q3
The simile " thin lips blue as the Arctic Ocean" suggests that
he had just visited the ocean
he was angry
he was extremely cold
his lips were painted
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Q4
Why does the writer use similes and metaphors in the passage?
They give added details about the story.
They create a vivid picture of the character Scrooge.
They add rhythm.
They make it longer.
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Q5
Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing , wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold within him made his eyes red and his thin lips blue as the Arctic ocean. Dickens uses the simile "solitary as an oyster" to describe Mr. Scrooge to show:
he was a miser
he lived near the sea
that he lived alone
he was very strong
120s

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