Meaning & use
simile
A figure of speech that compares two different things using the word like or as.
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The phrase brave as a lion is a well-known simile comparing courage to a lion's.
The poet used a simile to compare her sorrow to a heavy, unending rain.
A note on using this word
A simile explicitly uses like or as, while a metaphor states a comparison directly without those words.
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