A simile is an indirect comparison and a type of figurative poetic device.
A simile is a direct comparison and a type of figurative poetic device.
A simile is an indirect comparison, but it is not a type of figurative poetic device.
A simile is not an indirect comparison, but it is a type of figurative poetic device.
figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).