Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. A simile uses the words like or as to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike.lliteration. The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters. Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
placenta previa. [prÄâ²vÄÂ·É]. a condition of pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted abnormally in the uterus so that it impinges on or covers the internal os of the uterine cervix. It is the most common cause of painless bleeding in the third trimester of pregnancy. Its cause is unknown.
Researchers arenât sure what causes placenta previa, but it is slightly more common in older mothers, women with a history of prior cesarean section or abortion and women with a history of smoking or cocaine use during pregnancy.