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A second simile occurs in that same stanza, again referring to Tim, when
the narrator describes this lowly figure as eavesdropping on the
highwayman: "Dumb as a dog he listened." Again, the use of the word "as"
in drawing the comparison between Tim and a canine marks this as an
example of a simile rather than a metaphor.
The requested two similes have been identified, but a third occurs in the
final stanza of Part I of "The Highwayman:"
He rose upright in the stirrups. He scarce could reach her hand,
But she loosened her hair in the casement. His face burnt like a brand.
The simile here is the phrase "his face burnt like a brand," as, again, "like"
is used to draw a comparison between "face" and the iron tool heated to
very high temperatures and used to "brand" or mark an animal, identifying
the animal with a particular ranch or farm.
Sources:
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