Yes. It is a preposition used in a comparison
A simile is a word you use to describe something. If it has the word as or like, comparing one thing to another it is a simile. Sentance: The man jumped like a kangaroo. or The man jumped as high as a kangaroo.
No. The word "as" is never a verb. In a simile, like or as acts as a preposition (or, arguably, as a truncated version of a conjunction).Example:Bill is as tough as a bulldog (...is tough).He fights like a tiger (...fights).
A simile.
A metaphor
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.
It is part of a participle phrase (starting with made). The word "of" would either be an adverb or the preposition introducing a prepositional phrase (e.g. made up of rock).
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.
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