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simile
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(Noun) A literary device used by authors to make a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as".Usage: "She can run like the wind" is an example of a simile.
(Noun) comparison of unlike things with the use of like or as. Ex: love is like an onion
(Noun) a comparison that uses "like" or "as"
(Verb) something is like something else
(Noun) A figure of speech which is comparing 2 things by the words 'Like' or 'As'. Ex: She was light as a feather. - or - My hope flutters high like a bird I cannot catch. - (Katherine Applegate ~ Home of the Brave)
(Abbreviation) Studies In Media Information Literacy Education
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