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Could you tell me what they're called though?
You gave five examples.
The first two were similes, which use words such as like, as, or as if to compare two unlike things. Also, the fourth one also appears to be a simile as well.
As for the third and fifth ones, those look like straight-up metaphors.
"A woman's body is a sword." In this case, you're comparing two unlike things, a woman's body and a sword, but without the words like, as, or as if.
I'm a grammar-freak, and the above explanation seems right to me, although it's been a while since I've taken literature and anyone can correct me if I made any mistakes....
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