Personally smokers should quit smoking for lots of reasons. #1 The smoke that goes into your lungs will make them look like you ate a whole jar of tar. Any sort of smoke can give you cancer from all the chemicals put into cigarettes. And to tell you the truth there is chemicals in a cigarette that people don't even know about. #2 good luck running in track, biking around, and even walking up a hill. Smoking cigarettes can also give you Emphysema, which means you lose breath faster. It's like having an Asthma attack. #3 it makes everything stink. its gives children second hand smoke which gives them a chance of having cancer faster than the person actually smoking it. You'll never have nice smelling clothes, breath, and IT YELLOWS YOUR TEETH. Not fun. #4 If you ever watch commercials on TV... look at those people who smoke very closely. Their eyes turn yellow, throat cancer can happen and you can have that big hole in your throat and even have heart attacks. If you ever notice, people who smoke also cough and me being a smoker personally... you get nasty stuff in the back of your throat like its a big wad of spit and you cant get it out. Smoking makes your stomach hurt too. Stale cigarettes make you want to throw up, they cost wayyy to much, and not only that THEY WILL KILL YOU. They're not cool. They're not fun. They don't even taste good. I've been smoking for 5 years now and I'm only 18. My chances of dying right now is very high. Too much caffeine and cigarettes can give you a heart attack. SO DO NOT SMOKE.
well the "as" makes it a simile. its an exaggeration method used to emphasise a certain feeling or action. in this case its used to emphasise a feeling of grief or sadness. Hope this helps!
