What two things are being compared in "The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face"?

The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn.

Which two things are being compared in "The children were roses grown in concrete gardens, beautiful and forlorn."

"Food?" Chris inquired, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.

Which two things are being compared in "'Food?' Chris inquired, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel"?

Scars are the roadmap to the soul.

Which two things are being compared in "Scars are the roadmap to the soul"?

The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur.

Which two things are being compared in "The computer in the classroom was an old dinosaur"?

The clouds were like ice cream castles in the sky.

Which two things are being compared in "The clouds were like ice cream castles in the sky"?

The truth was like a bad taste on his tongue.

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The ice sculptor's hands fluttered like hummingbird wings.

Which two things are compared in "The ice sculptor's hands fluttered like hummingbird wings"?

My life is a gray day.

Which two things are being compared in "My life is a gray day"?

The clouds sailed across the sky.

Which two things are being compared in "The clouds sailed across the sky"?

Kyle looked at the test with a stare as blank as his notebook.

Which two things are compared in "Kyle looked at the test with a stare as blank as his notebook"?

The river flows like a stream of glass.

Which two things are compared in "The river flows like a stream of glass"?