When looking for comparisons, you are looking for metaphors or similes. For example, “The sun is a hot bowl of lava.” That is a metaphor. The sun is being compared to lava. OR The sun is as hot as a bowl of lava. That is a simile.
There can also be direct comparisons such as: Susan’s work of Art mirrors that of da Vinci. So as you read, look
for examples such as these. Then you need to ask how this shows us a specific point of view. Are the comparisons done in a positive light or no?
'Nobody' is basically contracted in itself, I don't believe you can decrease the word further.
Defend. I people cannot set aside their own agenda for the team, and put forth a team effort they do not belong on the team. A team requires all members to co-operate in a manner that is wholly for the team's betterment, and success.
Books and gifts are being compared.
Simile is when you use "like"