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similes and metaphors

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She was as sly as a fox.

She was a sly fox.

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She’s as good as gold.

She is gold.

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This bag is as heavy as lead.

This bag is heavy lead.

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That knife is as sharp as a razor.

That knife is a sharp razor.

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It’s as dry as a bone out there.

It's a dry bone out there.

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“Food?” Chris inquired, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.

"Food?" Chris inquired, a toaster strudel popping out of his seat.

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Grandpa lounged on the raft in the middle of the pool like an old battleship.

Grandpa was an old battleship, lounging on the raft in the middle of the pool.

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If seen from above the factory, the workers would have looked like clock parts.

If seen from above the factory, the workers were clock parts.

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The truth was like a bad taste on his tongue.

The truth was a bad taste on his tongue.

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The people who still lived in the town were stuck in place like wax statues.

The people who still lived in the town were wax statues, stuck in place.

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Alan’s jokes were like flat soda to the children, surprisingly unpleasant.

Alan's jokes were flat soda to the children, surprisingly unpleasant.

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The bottle rolled off the table like a teardrop.

The bottle was a teardrop when it rolled off the table.

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The handshake felt like warm laundry.

The handshake was warm laundry.

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The clouds were like ice-cream castles in the sky.

The clouds were ice-cream in the sky.

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Her hair was as soft as a spider web.

Her hair was a soft spider web.

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Each dollar bill was like a magic wand to cast away problems.

Each dollar bill was a magic wand to cast away problems.

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