A simile is an expression which describes a person or thing as being similar to someone or something else. For example, the sentences "She runs like a deer". 明喻
noun [专属名词]明喻(的运用)
The simile is there ostensibly to compare Satan with the great sea beast, leviathan. 这个明喻很明显是将撒旦和凶猛的海中野兽利维坦进行了对比。