Answer: She runs as fast as a cheetah, is a simile, since is has 'as' in it. It means that 'she' is really fast.
The sun is a giant fried egg, is a metaphor because it is saying something is exactly something else. It means that the sun looks exactly like an egg.
It's raining cats ad dogs is a metaphor. It means that it is raining really hard outside.
Xenophobia is a prejudice against people from a different country
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The purpose of a literary analysis essay is to give a detailed description of a literary work. A literary analysis essay analyzes closely the parts of the story: from the characters, plot, setting and theme, and how these parts effectively played a role in the story.