Simile or Metaphor (Holes Edition)

Stanley Yelnats was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs as he rode the bus to Camp Green Lake.

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Zero was a mole

• Similie

• Metaphor

Squid was a wounded animal on the inside.

• Similie

• Metaphor

X-Ray was misnamed for he was really as blind as a bat.

• Similie

• Metaphor

Magnet’s fingers were sticky jam as he stole Mr. Sir's sunflower seeds.

• Similie

• Metaphor

Caveman smelled like a skunk after days of not bathing.

• Similie

• Metaphor

Zigzag had a heart of stone when he would not apologize to Stanley after hitting him in the head with a shovel.

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• Metaphor

The Warden's nails were deadly weapons after she painted them with rattlesnake venom.

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• Metaphor

Kate Barlow was as gentle as a lamb, while Kissin' Kate was as tough as nails.

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• Metaphor

Stanley felt as useless as a screen door on a submarine.

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• Metaphor