simile

Similes usually start with “like” or “as”.

PETRUCHIO. A good swift simile, but something currish.

Check for similes, metaphors, metonymy and synecdoche.

affin di far egli stesso comparire dinanzi a sé questa Chiesa, gloriosa, senza macchia, senza ruga o cosa alcuna simile, ma santa ed irreprensibile.

The king, insulted by this homely simile, banishes the youngest daughter and divides his kingdom between the older two, who promptly kick him out on his royal heinie.