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a simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike of being similar using the words like or as
a simile is the comparison of two things using the words like or as.
example: her eyes twinkled like stars.
example: her eyes were bright as stars.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe figure of speech simile is the comparison of unlike subjects or actions that have a similar characteristic, using the words "like" or "as."
Example:
"His heart was as cold as ice."
"She laughed like a hyena."
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∙ 9y agoA simile is an explicit comparison between two things in order to better to describe or explain one of them. "His smile is as oily as that of a used car salesman" is a simile which describes a person's smile by comparing it directly to that of a used car salesman. "Her skin had a peculiar dry texture, like autumn leaves" is a simile which describes the skin texture by comparing it to autumn leaves.
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∙ 15y agoa comparison between 2 unrelated words using like, as, than, or resembles.
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∙ 14y agoA simile poem is a poem that has as or like in it.An example is the runner is AS fast as a cheetah.
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∙ 12y ago=) --> smile not simile
Simile: a part of speech where two essentially unlike things are compared
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∙ 10y agocomparing two things using like or as.
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