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Old 04-17-2006, 03:57 PM   #1
MaggieL
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by marichiko
Simile is the comparison of two unlike things using like or as. Related to metaphor

Example:
He eats like a pig. Vines like golden prisons.
Time flies like an arrow.
Fruit flies like a banana.
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