Simile
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A simile is a juxtaposed comparison of two or more objects to draw attention to their similarities. In English, similes are typically marked by use of "like" or "as" or "than", or "resembles". Similes are a specific and formulaic form of allegory.
A popular mnemonic for a simile is that "a simile is similar or alike."
Some simple examples of similes:
- Walking onto those sun-warmed stones was like stepping onto a hot plate.
- The cat, quick as lightning, pounced on the rat.
- She's as dull as a doorknob.
- As dead as a dodo.
Similes have been widely used in literature for their expressiveness as a figure of speech:
- Curley was flopping like a fish on a line.[1]
- The very mist on the Essex marshes was like a gauzy and radiant fabric.[2]
- Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus.[3]
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- Similepedia, a searchable wiki of similes from literary sources
- Audio illustrations of simile as figure of speech
- Examples of similes and metaphorscy:Cymhariaeth
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