Definition:
Simile-A figure of spseech to relate two unrelated objects, actions, etc by using "like" or "as."
Example:
He is as fast as lightning.
He is as lazy as a chair.
The wall is like a blank piece of paper.
The backpack is as big as a building.
Significance:
The significance of a simile is to help the reader understand the meaning of the words and to help them visualize the words by relating the object or actions to something more familiar to the reader. The example above helps explain the subject of the sentence by relating it to something else.
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