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Expression: Like a rebel



 
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The followed by present participle | 'Have somebody wait' vs 'Have somebody waiting'
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Expression: Like a rebel Tue Jul 04, 2006 13:26 pm  Expression: Like a rebel		  
Hi

1-He is like a rebel.

Could I call it a simile or just a simple comparison?

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Expression: Like a rebel Tue Jul 04, 2006 13:47 pm  Expression: Like a rebel		  
Hi,Tom.
It's an ordinary comparison.
In simile two things compared belong to an entire different classes of things.
She is like a bird(simile)
He is like his father(comparison)
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