Increasing the detail of a shared respect can slow recognition, whereas repeated use of that same image can make the association quicker. These tendencies can oppose one another.
A simile containing several characteristics may still be immediately understood because it is conventional. Another involving only one feature may be remote because that connection is unfamiliar.
Judgment therefore requires considering the combined effect of the factors and the audience's actual familiarity with the intended likeness, rather than treating one factor as an inflexible test.