yes it is a simile because it has 'like'
The banana that the monkey was eating tasted like apples instead. ~my example You can use it if you want but a simile has like or as in it.
A simile in "The Monkey's Paw" is when the paw is described as being "like a dried mummy's hand." This simile helps create a creepy and eerie atmosphere, adding to the story's suspense and foreshadowing the dangers that come with using the paw.
"Young monkey" used as a literary term could be a metaphor or a simile, depending on the context. If it is used to compare someone's behavior or characteristics to that of a young monkey, it would be a metaphor. If it is used as a direct comparison using "like" or "as," it would be a simile.
The bird that makes a sound resembling a laughing monkey is the kookaburra.
The bird that makes a sound resembling a monkey laughing is the kookaburra.
you lie like a rug you look like a monkey young as a newborn yellow as a lemon
An obsession is like a monkey on one's back, constantly nagging and consuming one's thoughts.
The bird that makes a sound resembling a monkey is the aptly named "laughing kookaburra."
metaphor
A kookaburra is a bird - a species of kingfisher.
Like all animals, the kookaburra belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
A simile.