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Simile

/ˈsɪmɪli/
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(noun) A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.

Can't we use a simile here?
A simile is like a bridge.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The poet used a ____ when he wrote that her eyes were like sparkling diamonds.

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