A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way using the word "like" or "as." The purpose of a simile is to spark an interesting connection in a reader's or listener's mind. A simile is one of the most common forms of figurative language. Simile examples can be found just about anywhere, from poems to song lyrics and even in everyday conversations.
The structure of The Great Fire reinforces and strengthens the central idea that individuals' mistakes contributed to the size of the fire thru the cause-and-effect structure that makes the reader understand how one’s actions and decisions affected the spread of the fire.
