A few days ago
Simile question?
“My Papa’s hair is like a broom, all up in the air.”
Is that a simile?
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A few days ago
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“Like” and “As” are the two keywords to look for in similes. So yes, that is a simile.
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A few days ago
Yes.
sim·i·le
–noun 1. a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.” Compare metaphor.
2. an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
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[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L: image, likeness, comparison, n. use of neut. of similis similar] Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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A few days ago
Yes.
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