Question

Which of the following is the best definition of simile?

figurative language using one concept to directly mean another
figurative language comparing two different concepts by using a linking word, thus establishing limitations in the comparison
literary device used in arguments or narratives to make an abstract thought more concrete through hidden meaning and symbolism
a figure of speech in which an external object or circumstance is identified

Answer 1

The answer would be: Figurative language comparing two different concepts by using a linking word, thus establishing limitations in the comparison.

Answer 2

The 2nd one... a simile is a figure of speech used in comparison with another thing of a different kind using like it as.