Adds emphasis, the readers can get a clearer image in their minds and it makes the phrase more interesting.
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simile because it is comparing the cloud with a lonely man.
A simile is a figure of speech that uses two essentially different things as a means of comparison usually with words such as "like" or "as." Here is an example of a simile from Shakespeare: "So are you to my thoughts as food to life"
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The simile in this poem is located in the fourth stanza: "Hard and serious like a young bear inside his teller's cage"
Using comparisons in poems, which a simile does, provides better imagery and description to your poem. Metaphors and personification are effective as well.
metaphore
A simile.
Well, you need "like" or "as". Also, try to make your contrast as striking and descriptive as possible.
The frog simile is effective in Dickinson's poem because it captures the dissonance between the external appearance and the inner reality of the "Somebody." Just as a frog croaks to hide its fear or vulnerability, the Somebody maintains a facade of confidence or authority despite feeling insecure or uncertain inside. The simile highlights the complexity of human nature and the masks we wear in social situations.
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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that man
It is a similie as you are comparing (something) to how sly the fox is. A similie uses the words "like or "as".