The banana that the monkey was eating tasted like apples instead. ~my example You can use it if you want but a simile has like or as in it.
A simile in "The Monkey's Paw" is when the paw is described as being "like a dried mummy's hand." This simile helps create a creepy and eerie atmosphere, adding to the story's suspense and foreshadowing the dangers that come with using the paw.
"Young monkey" used as a literary term could be a metaphor or a simile, depending on the context. If it is used to compare someone's behavior or characteristics to that of a young monkey, it would be a metaphor. If it is used as a direct comparison using "like" or "as," it would be a simile.
you lie like a rug you look like a monkey young as a newborn yellow as a lemon
An obsession is like a monkey on one's back, constantly nagging and consuming one's thoughts.
metaphor
A kookaburra is a bird - a species of kingfisher.
Like all animals, the kookaburra belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
A simile.
A metaphor
The swing went back and forth like a pendulum.The swing soared into the sky like a bird
I've never heard this phrase before. I can't imagine that a wet monkey would be especially scared, either -- monkeys usually like swimming and soaking in the water. A better simile would be "as scared as a chicken."