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A simile:
{ 1 } - is not a favorite mode of expression of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
{ 2 } - is a literal name.
{ 3 } - always refers to a group.
{ 4 } - is not a simple metaphor.
{ 5 } - never uses the words like or as.
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A simile:
{ 1 } - is not a favorite mode of expression of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
{ 2 } - is a literal name.
{ 3 } - always refers to a group.
{ 4 } - is not a simple metaphor.
{ 5 } - never uses the words like or as.
Like totally, to the max. Buffy is a valley girl and feels the need to prefix "like," one of the constituents of simile, to all of her speech.
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A simile:
{ 1 } - is not a favorite mode of expression of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
{ 2 } - is a literal name.
{ 3 } - always refers to a group.
{ 4 } - is not a simple metaphor.
{ 5 } - never uses the words like or as.
"metaphorical speaking that is made explicit by the use of like or as fits the definition of simile," and a metaphorical name is the opposite of a literal name.
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A simile:
{ 1 } - is not a favorite mode of expression of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
{ 2 } - is a literal name.
{ 3 } - always refers to a group.
{ 4 } - is not a simple metaphor.
{ 5 } - never uses the words like or as.
Comparisons using like or as may be made between groups or individuals.
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A simile:
{ 1 } - is not a favorite mode of expression of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
{ 2 } - is a literal name.
{ 3 } - always refers to a group.
{ 4 } - is not a simple metaphor.
{ 5 } - never uses the words like or as.
A simple metaphor is a comparison without the use of "like" or "as." See page 30.
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A simile:
{ 1 } - is not a favorite mode of expression of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
{ 2 } - is a literal name.
{ 3 } - always refers to a group.
{ 4 } - is not a simple metaphor.
{ 5 } - never uses the words like or as.
"metaphorical speaking that is made explicit by the use of like or as fits the definition of simile," so one of these words must be used for an expression to be a simile.
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