A simile is the use of "as" and "like" in making comparisons between two unlike things but yet connected somehow. This allows for related themes or ideas to be connected to provide a more vivid description.

On the other hand, sensory imagery is the description of things through the medium of the five senses- sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. This technique engages the reader's mind, giving a vivid sense of imagination and allowing for a more connected sense of understanding the text.

In the poem "Simile" by N. Scott Momaday, the figurative language and imagery used are that of a simile and sensory imagery. The simile is seen in the comparison of "we" to a "deer", in the line "we are as the deer".

And sensory imagery is seen in the lines

"who walk in single file

with heads high

with ears forward

with eyes watchful

with hooves always placed on firm ground

in whose limbs there is latent flight"

Throughout lines 3 to 8, we find visual, sensory, and kinetic imagery.

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What is the definition of obeisance

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Answer: deferential respect

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