yes it is a simile because it has 'like'
The banana that the monkey was eating tasted like apples instead. ~my example You can use it if you want but a simile has like or as in it.
"...it twisted in my hands like a snake."
you lie like a rug you look like a monkey young as a newborn yellow as a lemon
"Young monkey" used as a literary term could be a metaphor or a simile, depending on the context. If it is used to compare someone's behavior or characteristics to that of a young monkey, it would be a metaphor. If it is used as a direct comparison using "like" or "as," it would be a simile.
An obsession is like a monkey on one's back, constantly nagging and consuming one's thoughts.
metaphor
A kookaburra is a bird - a species of kingfisher.
Like all animals, the kookaburra belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
A metaphor
A simile.
The swing went back and forth like a pendulum.The swing soared into the sky like a bird
simile its a simile when you use "like"