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[+] -8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's not a comparison, it's a simile

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Now define simile without using the word 'comparison', since you believe a simile isn't a comparison

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's when one thing is likened to another thing, so as to transfer attitudes or understanding from the second thing to the first thing.

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