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A '''simile''' is a comparison between two dissimilar things using the words "like," "as," or "than." It is used to illustrate a similarity between the two concepts thus compared.
'''Examples'''
"This room is '''like''' an oven."
"The crowd was '''as''' noisy as a herd of elephants."
"This is more fun '''than''' a barrel of monkeys."