Metaphor or similie

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In the following sentences are the highlighted metaphors or similes - and why - please?Life was good when the world was filled with stories which ran like gazelles and pounced like lions.Thanks.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

derwent1 In the following sentences are the highlighted metaphors or similes - and why - please?
Life was good when the world was filled with stories which ran like gazelles and pounced like lions.
Thanks.

They are similes because they are comparisons with "like". "like" and "as" are the cues that you're dealing with a simile.

Here are more examples that I found online.

You were as brave as a lion.
They fought like cats and dogs.
He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
This house is as clean as a whistle.
He is as strong as an ox.
Your explanation is as clear as mud.
Watching the show was like watching grass grow.

CJ

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