"Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes." Is this a simile or a metaphor?

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Simile

Metaphor

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Read the excerpt from "amigo brothers.” felix and antonio turned and faced each other squarely in a fighting pose. felix wasted no time. he came in fast, head low, half hunched toward his right shoulder, and lashed out with a straight left. he missed a right cross as antonio slipped the punch and crossed and countered with one-two-three lefts that snapped felix’s head back, sending a mild shock coursing through him. if felix had any small doubt about their friendship affecting their fight, it was being neatly dispelled.

What is the predicate noun in the following sentence? my favorite flower is the rose.

Hoinar dupa emil garleanu povestire in scris dau coronita