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==== A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things directly. One thing “becomes” the other __without__ the use of the word like, as, than, or resembles. A metaphor can be direct (love is a red, red rose), implied (my love bursts into bloom), or extended throughout a passage or work. ====

** __2) Simile:__ **
====The comparison of two different objects using "like," or "as". The effect of the comparison enhances the reader's understanding of an idea. ====