Memories flickered like flames in the darkness.

Meaning: Thoughts or feelings about things that happened in the past shone or burned unsteadily like hot, bright, and burning things, like fire in the absence of light.

Choice of Words: Memories are thoughts or feelings about things that happened in the past. Flickered means to shine or burn unsteadily. Like is used to compare two things. Flames are hot, bright, and burning things, like fire. Darkness means the absence of light.

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