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Is this a metaphor?

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A metaphor is comparing two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as'.
"She was a gazelle, clearing the hurdles with ease." In stead of saying "She was LIKE a gazelle..."
"The fire became the sun." Instead of saying "The fire became LIKE the sun [burning]".
Using LIKE or AS turns a sentence into a SIMILE.
But not necessarily with sentences like "I LIKE cats" or "I LIKE you AS a friend".
This topic falls under Figurative Language:
-Personifications
-Metaphors
and
-Similes (not smilies :-) )

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