Which best describes simile? attributing human characteristics to something nonhuman comparing one thing with another thing to create a literary effect, using "like" or "as" a word or phrase that means something other than its literal definition putting the same letter at the beginning of a series of words

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Nataly Ingram

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11 November, 15:44

Which best describes simile? attributing human characteristics to something nonhuman comparing one thing with another thing to create a literary effect, using "like" or "as" a word or phrase that means something other than its literal definition putting the same letter at the beginning of a series of words

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Trenton Dickson · Answer 1

A simile is a figure of speech that involves the comparison of one thing with another thing of a completely different kind.

Example:

"She was brave like a lion."

"He was as crazy as a fox."