No, similes usually use like or as, an example is the lion purred like a cat or the dog barked as loud as a horse
Probably your thesis statement to make sure you havent strayed from your main theme
That sentence is an example of parallel structure.
When there is repetition of a specific grammatical form in a sentence, parallelism or a parallel structure is produced. This occurs when you mantain the same pattern for every compared word or idea in your construction. This makes the idea easier to follow by the reader.
Hi. The 10th amendment basically says that any power that is not given to the government is given to the people or states.
I hope this helps.
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Diana
Maybe the man died on the first year and the girl died on the second year