Simile

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things and uses the words "like," "as," "than," or "resembles."

Example From Text

Did they walk by the beach of a sea, where the hairy man gathered shellfish and ate them as he gathered, it was with eyes that roved everywhere for hidden danger and with legs prepared to run like the wind at its first appearance.

Explanation

The author writes that the hairy man can "run like the wind" to describe his speed.