Yes. It is comparing something to something unrelated without using 'like'or 'as.'
Answer: Coyotito is the infant son of Juana and Kino in John Steinbeck's The Pearl. When Coyotito is stung by a scorpion, his mother tries to suck out the poison, but wants to take him to a doctor. ... When Coyotito cries out, one of the men who is tracking Kino shoots towards the sound and kills Coyotito.
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