simile
Yes. An example is, "The apple is like the starry night sky." A simile has to have the word 'like' in it.
Any comparison that uses like or as is a simile. Otherwise it is a metaphor. Like a giant bird flapping its wings, the airplane flew over the field. Simile. The airplane accelerated down the runway and with a mighty leap the giant bird flew into the sky. Metaphor
.using like or as
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red and white stripes and shaped like a walking stick
The idiom "stuck out like a sore thumb" refers to how when you have a sore thumb, you try to keep it from touching your other fingers because that might make it hurt worse. So you stick it out.
As slim as a stick, as slim as a toothpick, as slim as a pencil
A simile.
A metaphor
Well, honey, if you're asking if there's a simile in "The Scholarship Jacket," the answer is no. That story is as straightforward as a line drive in baseball. No fancy comparisons or poetic language, just good ol' honesty and hard truths. So, if you're looking for similes, you better mosey on down to another story, 'cause you won't find 'em here.
no it is not a simile
yes it is a simile because it has 'like'
Yes, if it has "like" or "as," it is a simile.
simile It is an example of a simile (uses like or as). A simile in itself though is a type of metaphor.
Yes, it is a simile because because a simile has like/as, and a metaphor doesn't.
"Dropped like a stone" is a simile because it uses "like" to compare the action of dropping to a stone.