फ़्लैशकार्ड

A simile is a figure of speech that highlights a quality in one subject by comparing it to an unrelated object or action. The comparison relies on shared sensory details, such as brightness, silence, speed, or weight. The speaker does not claim that the two things are literally the same. Instead, the comparison acts as a quick mental shortcut, transferring a familiar property from the image onto the subject.

The new highway pavement shone like glass under the midday sun.