Piteously (adverb) - in a manner that inspires pity
Example : "The beggar stood piteously by my door and pleaded for something to eat."
piteous is crazy as a dog
To make a woeful noise, moaning piteously.
No it is not a simile because it does not use the term like or as in its description. Were you to say patience is like an hourglass it would be a simile. The way you worded it makes it a metaphor.
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
simile is a comparison of 2 objects using like and as. example: You're as dumb as a bag of rocks
the ghost laughed at the grizzly bear
Some samples of simile for the word piteously: He walked as piteously as a convict on his way to death row. As the snow fell, she stood as piteously as the girl holding out matches to passers by. He cried as piteously as a lamb that's lost his mother.
the cat was outside in the rain, crying piteously
Piteously means in a manner that evokes feelings of pity or sympathy. It is often used to describe the way someone expresses or displays sadness, sorrow, or distress in a way that elicits compassion from others.
Piteously is another word for pathetically. Sorrowfully and deplorably are similar words to piteously. "Bob's feeble attempt at defending himself in court was piteously bad."
piteously means stupid and pityingly means stupider
She looked at him piteously, tears welling in her eyes as she begged for his forgiveness.
simile its a simile when you use "like"
There is not use of simile in the poem Ozymandias.
You could use the sentence, 'The custard was thick as mud.'
A metaphor
To make a woeful noise, moaning piteously.
"depend" cannot be used in a simile. A simile is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as". "Depend" does not compare.