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Anything, really, except you use like or as to connect the two things. Here's two examples:
Her hair shone like the golden lamp on the floor. Hair is being compared, using like, to the golden lamp.
His eyes were as hard as the sidewalk. Eyes are being compared, using as, to the sidewalk.
I would use the first and last of them like the sidewalk was as hot as a pacake. meaning sidewalk and a pancake
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When two things are compared using the word 'like' or 'as'?
It is a simile
Is sun a simile?
nope In order to be a simile, you must have two items being compared using the words "like" or "as". "Sun" is not being compared to anything in your example.
What two things are being compared in this sentence for the simile - Silky Shampoo leaves your hair feeling like silk?
"hair" and "silk".
What is a figure of speech in which two things are compared with the use of like or as?
My mind is whirring, as if my mind was a hard working machine.similesimile.
What does the sidewalk was as hot as a pancake mean?
What two things are compared in the simile above? A sidewalk and a pancake A sidewalk and a pancake
What does the simile like peas in a pond means?
The simile "like peas in a pod" means that two or more things are very similar or closely connected, just like the peas found inside a pea pod. It implies a sense of unity or similarity between the things being compared.
Is 'her eyes as stars of twilight fair' a simile?
yeah, cause it uses "as" between the two subjects being compared.
What literary term is this advance of the enemy had seemed to the youth like ruthless hunting?
The literary term used in this sentence is simile. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as". In this case, the advance of the enemy is being compared to a ruthless hunting.
His feet were like two sores In the sentence above there is an example of which literary term?
The literary term in this sentence is simile, which is a figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as". The comparison is made between his feet and sores to emphasize their appearance or condition.
What two things are compared in the simile the ocean is like moist black velvet in The Most Dangerous Game?
This simile is comparing the dark Caribbean ocean with moist(ocean) black (dark night) cake.
Is happy people like you a simile?
No. Just having the word "like" or "as" doesn't make it a simile. You need to compare two things that are not the same-- and the example you gave does not do that. Here are two examples of similes: (1) Jack was as happy as a kid in a candy store. (2) Love is like a rose. Notice in both cases there is a comparison-- Jack is being compared to a kid in a candy store. Love is being compared to a rose (it's pretty to look at, but it can have thorns and hurt you).
Is cry like a lion is simile?
Yes, because simile is comparing two things using LIKE or AS.
