Figurative language that shows things as having the same meaning
a category of writing characterized by a particular style, form, or content
The literary term is a simile. A simile uses the word "like" or "as" to describe an object. In this case, the object (youth) is compared to a madman in the way he ran.
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.
Simile, which is a Rhetorical Device
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Information gathered through the five senses
Creative writing based on real life
To save for large purchases in the future
A will.
A point in the story that shows something that happened earlier.
A brief pause in the dialogue
The benefit associated with acquiring one additional item
The best literary term for this phrase is "personification," as it attributes the action of being in graves to the old monks, giving them human-like qualities.
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Simile.
a category of writing characterized by a particular style, form, or content