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What are examples of similes in Oedipus the king?

Here are a few examples of similes from Oedipus the King:

1. "Now as a charioteer urges on high-mettled steeds..." (Line 85)

2. "Just as from heaven the storm-winds lash in vain..." (Line 148)

3. "As though my mother were not mother" (Line 892)

4. "He who in word or act is like to you, As much a monster in our eyes must appear as though an adder's fangs grew underneath." (Line 554-557)

5. "As you would a man whose body you had seen and hated." (Line 755)

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