A simile for increase, or/and increasing could be like "A race car on a speed track." Or "A wolf hunting down prey."
The key in this sentence to determining that it IS a Simile, is the word LIKE.The format: something is LIKE something else. Makes it a Simile.
The literary term used in this sentence is simile. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as". In this case, the advance of the enemy is being compared to a ruthless hunting.
this is an example of a great simile: it was as cold as marching with the penguins in the North Pole hunting for food
A simile.
A metaphor
It is a simile.
As quick as a wink is a simile. ----
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simile its a simile when you use "like"
simile It is an example of a simile (uses like or as). A simile in itself though is a type of metaphor.
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