I believe they would consider the mood, tone, and <span>connotation</span>.
A simile is used comparing a character to bamboo before it bursts into a flame.
Similes are comparisons that use the word like or as.
Theseus and Hippolyta bookend A Midsummer Night's Dream, appearing in the daylight at both the beginning and the end of the play's main action. ... Whereas an important element of the dream realm is that one is not in control of one's environment, Theseus and Hippolyta are always entirely in control of theirs.
