A common simile for quiet is "as quiet as a mouse."
You are as quiet as a deaf man. He hears nothing so he cannot say anything back.
bieng quit is like being a silent ninja or raccoon
simile its a simile when you use "like"
It has a metaphor, but not a simile. The whole theme of the song is a metaphor. Being stuck at a payphone, trying to reach her, but not having any money because he spent it on her is a metaphor for being stuck in the past, not able to reach her, and him being emotionally spent. A simile is a "like" or "as" comparison, and Payphone doesn't have a simile in the lyrics.
A metaphor
A metaphor, a simile uses the words like or as.
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Metaphor...similes use like or as
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A metaphor is a flower. A simile is like (or as) a flower. Both metaphor and simile compare one thing to another. The difference is that a simile uses the words 'like' or 'as', and metaphor doesn't. Metaphor: Life is a fountain. Simile: Life is like a fountain.
"He was a lion in the fight" is a metaphor.
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