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A A similesimile is a is a figure of speechfigure of speech that that indirectly compares two indirectly compares two different things by different things by employing the words employing the words "like", "as", or "than"like", "as", or "than".".

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For instance, a simile that For instance, a simile that compares a person with a compares a person with a bullet would go as follows: bullet would go as follows: "Chris was a record-setting "Chris was a record-setting runner and as fast as a runner and as fast as a speeding bullet." speeding bullet."

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Similes in everyday speech Similes in everyday speech reflect simple reflect simple comparisons, as in “He comparisons, as in “He eats like a bird” or “as eats like a bird” or “as busy as an antbusy as an ant