Scot, I have often wondered about "the way" as a marker for the simile. I asked about it in graduate school (1970's) but I got no answer other than, "I don't know." Marshall Myers
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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Scott Woods [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2018 11:23 AM
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Subject: simile question

Hi All,

Would you characterize the following as a metaphor, a simile, or something else?

" It hurt the way your tongue hurts after you accidentally staple it to the wall."

Thanks,

Scott Woods
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