Which of the following is an example of a simile?
a.) “he was aware of other players around him, helmeted and grotesque, creatures from an unknown world.”
b.) “[the snow] came down in successive white sheets, hardening as it fell…”
c.) “all the living world was ice now, pure white and frozen.”
d.) “a morning wind shook the trees and brought a sweep of yellow leaves like a small, fluttering rainstorm.”

From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?