Which phrase is an example of a simile?“The seen, the known / dissolve in iridescence”“O light beheld as through refracting tears.”“Here is the aura of that world / each of us has lost.” “Here is the shadow of its joy.”

A simile compares two things using “like” or “as.” In “O light beheld as through refracting tears,” the word “as” makes a comparison: the light appears as if seen through refracting tears. The other phrases use imagery or metaphor without this direct comparison.

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