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The football player is like the cowboy of an earlier time, testing his skills and courage, proving he can survive in a dangerous world.(simile)
a) The football player is like the cowboy of an earlier time
b) testing his skills and courage
c) proving he can survive
d) in a dangerous world

He roams the playing field as a cowboy would roam the wide-open prairie.(simile)
a) He roams the playing field as a cowboy would roam the wide-open prairie.
b) He roams the playing field
c) a cowboy would roam the wide-open prairie
d) roam the wide-open prairie

Tackling a defensive back is like wrestling down a steer.(simile)
a) Tackling a defensive back is like wrestling down a steer.
b) Tackling a defensive back
c) wrestling down a steer
d) Tackling a defensive

Returning a kick is like riding into a stampede.(simile)
a) Returning a kick is like riding into a stampede.
b) Returning a kick
c) riding into
d) riding into a stampede

Throwing a football is like trying to lasso a wandering calf-- success depends on good aim.(simile)
a) Throwing a football is like trying to lasso a wandering calf-- success depends on good aim
b) Throwing a football
c) lasso a wandering calf
d) success depends on good aim

America is a melting pot. (metaphors)
a) America is melting
b) America is a pot
c) America is a melting pot
d) No metaphors

Roslyn swam through an ocean of homework. (metaphors)
a) Roslyn likes to swim
b) Roslyn swims in an ocean
c) Roslyn's amount of homework is compared to an ocean
d) Roslyn is doing homework on the ocean

Diamonds twinkled in the night sky.(metaphors)
a) Stars are compared to diamonds
b) Diamonds are the shapes of stars
c) The sky is dark
d) Sky is like a black cloud

The white clouds are tall clipper ships. (metaphors) buckle down 109
a) The white clouds
b) are tall clipper
c) clipper ships
d) white clouds are tall clipper ships

The black clouds are bold pirate ships (metaphors) buckle down 109
a) The black clouds
b) are bold
c) pirate ships
d) black clouds are bold pirate ships

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