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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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A simile

That's my last duchees painted on the wall,
Looking as if she were alive.

As if she were alive is a simile because he compares the painting of his wife to his being alive.

Is this correct?
  

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I mean to her being alive.

  • I mean to her being alive.
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I mean to her being alive.
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He compares the picture of his wife to her being alive.
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No. He says that she looks as if she were alive.
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Thank you.
I want to say "He compares the picture of his wife to..."
I really don't know what are the suitable words I have to use

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