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What song has a lot of similes?

The song "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan uses many similes throughout its lyrics.

Here are a few examples:

- "Once upon a time you dressed so fine, threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?" (simile comparing the subject's former wealth and generosity to throwing a dime to a beggar)

- "When you asked for the key to the street, it made me feel so sad and beat" (simile comparing the feeling of being asked to leave a place to feeling sad and defeated)

- "Then you started talkin' loud, and I felt so proud 'cause I thought you were going to shout" (simile comparing the speaker's pride in the subject to feeling like they were going to shout)

- "Like a snowball just a-growin'" (simile comparing the growth of something to a snowball growing)

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