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  • 11-12-2021
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Is this a metaphor?

"I held onto the railing as if my life depended on it."​

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colleen9 colleen9
  • 11-12-2021
yes a metaphor is figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
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levenemmyay
levenemmyay levenemmyay
  • 11-12-2021
no, it would be a simile because similes use like or as
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