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Simile

Simile. Comparison between two distinctly different things indicated by like or as. That guy runs like a freight train . The day melts away like a snowflake. Lives fade like a passing shadow. Time rushes by like a commuter late for work. Simile.

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Simile

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  1. Simile Comparison between two distinctly different things indicated by like or as. That guy runs like a freight train. The day melts away like a snowflake. Lives fade like a passing shadow. Time rushes by like a commuter late for work .

  2. Simile Writers use similes to empathize or explain things or emotions Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a moustache. The sun rose as red as blood.

  3. Life is like an onion: you peel it off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep. See Shrek “Donkey” In this example Life is like an onion is the simile, and like is the word signaling that comparison. By comparing life to an onion the writer is implying that life isn't great at all times, and that there are hardships

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