Bob D.

asked • 05/21/20

What type of figurative language is this I walked across an empty land I knew the pathway like the back of my hand?

Stephanie B.

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When a writer or speaker uses "like" or "as" to describe how something is similar in comparison to something else, such comparison is a simile. Think of the word “similar” to remember the concept of simile.
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