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Simile Outline Definition Formation Classification Different ways of expression Definition A simile is a figure of speech which makes a comparison between two unlike elements having at least one quality or characteristic in common. Simile is almost always introduced by the following words: like, as, as…as, as it were, as if, as though, be something of, similar to, etc. Formation A simile is made up of three parts: (1) the tenor (the thing described) 本体 (2) the vehicle (the thing compared to) 喻体 (3) words such as “as, like, as if, or as though,” and the structure “of ＋ noun” used to show the