What does the simile in this text suggest?
The president said that his belief in freedom of expression is as solid as the ground we stand on.
The president's belief in freedom of expression is firm and unwavering. The president's belief in freedom of expression is recorded in a document.
Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
A simile uses like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike.
The cat's fur was as dark as the night.
The text includes a simile, using like or as to compare two things that are not actually alike.
The simile solid as the ground we stand on suggests that the president's belief in freedom of expression is firm and unwavering. The ground is solid and firm, which indicates that the president's belief is, too.