This sentence uses a simile ("as nervous as a cat with a long tail") to compare Ted's level of nervousness to that of a cat in a risky situation. It also incorporates a metaphor by describing the room as "full of rocking chairs," which suggests a potential source of anxiety or unease for Ted akin to the unpredictability of a cat in a precarious environment.
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A synonym for nervous is uneasy. A simile..."as nervous as a teenager on his first date?"also, you could be as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
One simile from the book "Dork Diaries" is "as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs." This comparison is used to describe a character's anxiety or uneasiness in a particular situation.
She was as worried as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
A metaphor
A metaphor, a simile uses the words like or as.
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