When you see AS ___ AS ___, you are looking at A Simile - a comparison between two things. Someone is comparing the thickness of something (you didn't say what) to a blanket. It depends on what the other thing is, actually. Blankets can be thin or thick depending on which type they are. For example, if someone said "The fog is thick as a blanket," they probably mean it's a thick, heavy fog that covers everything up.
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simile
Simile. it uses as
It is not a simile!
You could use the sentence, 'The custard was thick as mud.'
The simile in the sentence is "stirred together like a thick messy mush." This comparison uses "like" to show similarity between the mixing of letters and how they resemble a thick messy mush.
As thick as a brick (stupid/brainless) Built like a brick sh*t house. (strong/solid)
A simile.
As thick as thieves
A metaphor
As quick as a wink is a simile. ----
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.
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When you see AS ___ AS ___, you are looking at A Simile - a comparison between two things. Someone is comparing the thickness of something (you didn't say what) to a blanket. It depends on what the other thing is, actually. Blankets can be thin or thick depending on which type they are. For example, if someone said "The fog is thick as a blanket," they probably mean it's a thick, heavy fog that covers everything up.
that man