Read the lines from The Elements of San Joaquín.Already I am becoming the valley,A soil that sprouts nothing.For any of us.

The speaker says, “I am becoming the valley” and “A soil that sprouts nothing,” directly comparing the speaker to the valley and its barren soil. Because this comparison does not use “like” or “as,” it is a metaphor. A simile would use “like” or “as,” while repetition would require repeated words or phrases.

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