Question

Identify the meaning of the following simile:

"She was horrible. Her face was the color of a dirty pillowcase, and the corner of her mouth glistened with wet, which inched like a glacier down the deep grooves enclosing her chin."

the woman is crying
the woman is drooling
the woman is bathing
the woman is clean

Answer 1

The woman is drooling

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The woman is drooling

Step-by-step explanation:

A simile is a figure of speech that metaphorically compares one thing, person, place, element or idea to another while using the words "as", "such as" and "like." It is often used to make the writing or the speech more colorful, interesting and memorable.

The word "chin," and the sentence "the corner of her mouth glistened with wet" helps us infer that the simile "which inched like a glacier down the deep grooves enclosing her chin" wants to convey that the woman is drooling (the glacier is the saliva).