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A '''simile''' a comparison used in literature which employs the use of "like" or "as" to reference one construct to another. The idea is to conjure a specific notion about the initial idea to enhance its descriptive power. | A '''simile''' is a comparison used in literature which employs the use of "like" or "as" to reference one construct to another. The idea is to conjure a specific notion about the initial idea to enhance its descriptive power. | ||
Examples of similes: | Examples of similes: | ||
Revision as of 19:49, 19 April 2011
A simile is a comparison used in literature which employs the use of "like" or "as" to reference one construct to another. The idea is to conjure a specific notion about the initial idea to enhance its descriptive power.
Examples of similes:
- Your eyes are as blue as cloudless a summer sky.
- John's hair was like twine; knappy and frayed.