Which sentence contains a simile?

• A. The sky was blue.
• B. The gusts were strong.
• C. The night whispered softly.
• D. The sky looked like a painter's palette.

Answer: (D)

A simile uses like or as to compare two unlike things. In the sentence The sky looked like a painter's palette, the word like makes a direct comparison between the sky and a painter's palette, showing how the sky’s colors resemble those of a palette. That clear use of like identifies it as a simile. The other sentences are just descriptions or give the night human-like qualities (personification) without making a direct comparison using like or as.