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“A body and a spirit,” he repeated. “The body, lady, is like a house: it don’t go anywhere; but the spirit, lady, is like a automobile: always on the move, always . . .”

This excerpt contains
one simile.
two metaphors.
two similes.
one case of irony.

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two similes.

Explanation: both comparisons use "like" — "the body... is like a house" and "the spirit... is like a automobile" — which are similes.