Which of these sentence is similes or metaphors 1.bryan is like a big teddy bear. 2. aubrey's eyes are like two deep oceans. 3. grandma's garden was a jungle of weeds. 4. mary's voice is as quite as a dream. 5. her brother is small like a grain of sand. 6. kristen's aunt is as tall as a tree. 7. my sister's shirt is as bright as the sun.

1. simile because it has like in it which means its comparing two things

2.metaphor because its comparing two unlike things without using like or as

3. metaphor

4. simile because it uses as to compare two unlike things

5. simile because it uses like

6. simile because it uses as

7. simile because it uses as

answer: i would say he was very determined and persistent in overcoming obstacles.

explanation:   "the magician of menlo park" as he was called, liked to tell an incident that happened when he was 8 years old and came back home crying after attending school for three months because his teacher called him "sterile and unproductive". from nowadays perspective, we can say that thomas alva edison was one of the most persistent and determined man that has ever existed. when edison was 14, he contracted scarlet fever. the effect of the fever, as well as a blow to the head by an angry train conductor, caused edison to become completely deaf in his left ear, and 80-percent deaf in the other. so as you can see he had to struggle to not so many minor issues but he always succeeded.

1.the hosts on two opposing mountains stood,  

2.thick as the foliage of the waving wood;  

3.between them an extensive valley lay,  

4.o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day,  

5.when from the camp of the philistine foes,

6. dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,