These similes are all mixed up. Use the given list of words to find the best match to simile?

Question

4.
 Cecilia looked out the window of the airplane to see the people 
way down below. They were as tiny as______ 
6.
 Oscar wasn't woken up by the earthquake last night. He 
sleeps like a(an)_______
7.
 Alberto could see for miles ahead. The road was as flat as a(an)________
8.
  Pauline couldn't believe how hot it was today. She thought she 
was going to fry like a(an)________
9.
 Mrs. Turner talks non-stop! Her mouth moves like a(an)________
10.
 The students in Mr. Turner&rsquo;s class lined up straight as a(an)______
1.
 Agatha&rsquo;s dog, Morty, is incredibly fast. He can run like the______
2.
 Mr. Kennedy&rsquo;s new science book is as heavy as a(an)_______
3.
 Jamison put new batteries in my flashlight. Now it shines like the______
5.
 The van was barely large enough for the Scorpions soccer team. 
They were packed in like_____

options:-
anchor
ants
arrow
motor
baby
egg
pancake
sardines
sun
wind

-> USE IMAGINATION TO FINISH THESE SIMILES
1.I&rsquo;m exhausted after swimming across that river. It&rsquo;s as wide as....
2.Ronald is very unorganized. His room is as messy as....
3.Before he got a haircut and shaved his arms and legs, he was as hairy as....
4.Lucy broke her arm after falling off her skateboard. It hurt so bad, 
she said it felt like

Answer

This is not a question, it is an exercise. You are supposed to learn the material and then practice it on the given examples. This is pretty simple stuff. You just need to get into the book and learn the lesson.

A figure of speech is a departure from the normal patterns of language for the purpose of emphasizing something. The simplest figure of speech is the SIMILE. A simile emphasizes a similarity of two things by merely saying it: "You are like a dog", or "You are as a dog". The figure rests entirely on one word. 

A METAPHOR emphasizes a similarity of two things by saying they are the same; "You are a dog".

Next comes a big word: HYPOCATASTASIS. This is a Greek word for name-calling. Hypocatastasis just calls the fellow "Dog!" See Luke 13:32 "that fox", and Genesis 3:1 "the serpent". 

A PARABLE is an extended figure of speech; a story based on a simile, metaphor, or hypocatastasis. If the story is possible, it is a MYTH. If the story is impossible, it is a FABLE. If a fable includes an explanation of the meaning, it is an ALLEGORY. Don't confuse any of these with LEGEND, which is a supposedly true but unverified historical account (Adam and Eve, for example). 

These terms are not used with any precise meaning in modern discourse. For instance, most people think 'allegory' means "a story full of religious symbolism beyond human comprehension". But when discussing figures of speech they are very precisely defined. Here is a book that lists about 900 figures found in the bible. It is almost the only work in the subject for the last two thousand years: 
openlibrary.org/search?q=e.+w.+bullinger+figures+of+speech

More figures: mentalfloss.com/article/60234/21-rhetorical-devices-explained

These similes are all mixed up. Use the given list of words to find the best match to simile?

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