similes (frankenestein)

Question 1

“Sir Isaac Newton is said to have avowed that her felt like a child picking up shells beside the great and unexplored ocean of truth.”

Answer 1

•Isaac Newton is said to have compared his search for scientific knowledge to a child picking up shells off the beach

Question 2

what does the desc of Newton and the shells do

Answer 2

•image created in the desc makes it easier for readers to picture the feeling that Newton had.
•a reader can visualize the size of the ocean compared to the shells that are washed up on it’s shore

Question 3

what does image of Newton and shells give

Answer 3

•an overwhelming feeling of only being able to brush the surface of all the info one can learn about science

Question 4

“vivid flashes of lightning dazzled my eyes, illuminating the lake, making it appear like a vast sheet of fire”

Answer 4

•Victor compares lightning shining on lake to flames of fire