No because it says as so that is a simile
cow, or heifer
There's an octopus in the loo! If you startle an octopus, it may spurt out some ink.
Metaphor...similes use like or as
an octopus. The blue-ringed octopus.
The quote uses a simile, comparing the strips of skin torn from the character's hands to pebbles stuck in the suckers of an octopus dragged from its lair. This simile creates a vivid image by likening the two situations, emphasizing the pain and struggle the character is experiencing.
This is a simile because 2 unlike things are getting compared using like or as
A simile.
A metaphor
It is a simile.
As quick as a wink is a simile. ----
"Like pebbles stuck in the suckers of some octopus dragged from its lair - so strips of skin torn." (Fagles, p. 165, lines 476-477)
simile
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.
simile
Yes, a common octopus is a type of octopus