The question is asking you to find and underline a simile in the text.
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The Iron Man's giant iron head, shaped like a dustbin, but as big as a bedroom, slowly turned to the right, slowly turned to the left. His ears turned this way, that way. He was hearing the sea. His eyes, like headlamps, glowed white, then red, then infra-red, searching the sea. Never before had the Iron Man seen the sea.
Ted Hughes: adapted from The Iron Man: A Children's Story in Five Nights (Faber & Faber, 2005)
Find and underline one simile in the text.
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- Remind yourself what a simile does.
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A simile compares one thing with another, using like or as. There is more than one choice in this extract.
- Choose one that you like and is a strong example.
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The Iron Man's giant iron head, shaped like a dustbin.
- Underline the simile. You do not need to underline the whole sentence but make sure you include the word, like.
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The Iron Man's giant iron head, shaped like a dustbin, but as big as a bedroom, slowly turned to the right, slowly turned to the left. His ears turned this way, that way. He was hearing the sea. His eyes, like headlamps, glowed white, then red, then infra-red, searching the sea. Never before had the Iron Man seen the sea.
- Check your answer.