Figurative Language

Simile:

“I don't wonder that the army was so glad to get my brother that they turned him into a Marine. He was built like a brick outhouse.”

“…when I left, that car was running like a watch. Now I don't even know if I can get it to start again, let alone get it anywhere near its old condition."

“His face was totally white and hard. Then it broke, like stones break all of a sudden when water boils up inside them.”