Question

“like the wind, the years go by” This is an example of which figure of speech?

Answer 1

Simile; it uses the word like

Answer 2

simile-
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.” Compare metaphor.
an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/simile?s=t

Answer 3

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