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Example of poems that is simile?

1. "O, my luve's like a red, red rose,

That's newly sprung in June"

- Robert Burns, "A Red, Red Rose"

2. "The sky was as blue as the ocean,

And the sun was as bright as a diamond."

- Langston Hughes, "Summer Night"

3. "Her voice was like a gentle breeze,

And her eyes were like two stars."

- William Wordsworth, "She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways"

4. "The city was a giant, sprawling beast,

With its tall buildings like skyscrapers and its busy streets like arteries."

- F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby"

5. "The wind was like a wild horse,

And the trees were like dancers."

- Emily Dickinson, "The Wind"

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