"faber shook his head as if he were waking up"
"!.!.beatty's alcohol flame stare"
"!.!.!.touching their sun-fired hair and examining their blazing fingernails as if they had caught fire from his look!."
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"!.!.beatty's alcohol flame stare" "!.!.!.touching their sun-fired hair and examining their blazing fingernails as if they had caught fire from his look!." Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The first quote is a simile!.!.!. look for the words 'like' or 'as' to recognize similes quickly!. The second two quotes are metaphors!.!.!. look for the person or object being written about as if it (or he/she/and any aspect of them) were something else!. ADD: Actually the third quote contains both metaphor ('sun-fired hair!.!.!. blazing fingernails') then a simile ('as if they had caught fire from his look')!.!.!. sorry I had it a bit wrong at first!.Www@QuestionHome@Com first is a simile, anything with as in is usually a simile 2nd is a metaphor, saying that something actually IS something else 3rd one sounds like its using both xxxWww@QuestionHome@Com Simile Metaphor Metaphor Hope this Helps SiobhanWww@QuestionHome@Com |