Metaphor or Simile?
To laughter and contempt; that she may feel
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child! Away, away!
It's a metaphor.
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To laughter and contempt; that she may feel
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child! Away, away!
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/figures-simile.htm