it can either be painful or peaceful
It smells like death and it tastes like SOUR death. Smosh.
The phrase "death is like sleeping without dreams" suggests that death is a peaceful and dreamless state, similar to sleeping without any dreams or awareness.
He came like a thief in the night [The Red Death].
Take out the "like" and just say Death is a heater. That's a metaphor. "Like" or "as" makes it a simile.
it was like your mom
Yes, the phrase "Death is like a heater that does not work" is a metaphor. It compares death to a malfunctioning heater to convey the idea that death does not perform its intended function or purpose.
You could say deathly, or death-like. Another adjective which means to do with death is morbid. Something which causes death is fatal.
No. Death is a noun, also used as an adjunct (death throes, death bringer). The adverb "deathly" does not necessarily mean of or causing death, but can mean like death (deathly silence).
DEATH
Death is not exactly like sleeping forever because in death, the body stops functioning completely, while in sleep, the body is still alive and functioning.
Death is the cessation of life, so there is no feeling associated with it. It is not like sleeping, as sleeping involves a temporary state of unconsciousness while death is permanent.
When someone says "sleeping like death," they are describing a very deep and peaceful sleep, similar to the stillness and quietness associated with death.