Read the excerpt below and answer the question. She knows his secret now, the wild, light, slender bird that floats and wavers, and goes back like an arrow

presently to his home in the green world beneath.

Which part of this sentence from "A White Heron" is a simile?

the wild, light, slender bird that floats and wavers

She knows his secret now

goes back like an arrow

in the green world beneath

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Read the excerpt below and answer the question. She knows his secret now, the wild, light, slender bird that floats and wavers, and goes back like an arrow

presently to his home in the green world beneath.

Which part of this sentence from "A White Heron" is a simile?

the wild, light, slender bird that floats and wavers

She knows his secret now

goes back like an arrow

in the green world beneath

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Mathew Galloway · Answer 1

Answer:goes back like an arrow

Explanation:A simile is a figure of speech which compares two different things using the fact these two things may share some similarities. In contrast to a metaphor, a simile uses work "like" or "as" hence it makes a direct comparison.