This is a comparison of two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as".

A simile! I know that

Is that a statement?

and if you would like a comparison then i'll show you one.

"Betty is 'as' loud 'as' a howler monkey when she snorse."

"Billy draws 'like' my granmaw, with excitement and happiness."

they look the same and act in the same refferenses, but are not entirely the same.