Esperanza Rising

. During their wagon ride into the San Joaquin Valley, Esperanza notes that the mountains behind them look like “monstrous lions’ paws” resting at the end of the ridge. What does this simile mean?

a simili is one thing they liken into another.

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This simile simply means that the mountains looked like giant lions to her.

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