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Word | Simile |
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as') / a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like'' or `as'') / A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else / comparison of one thing with another / a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion , crazy like a fox ). / grammar : a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar, | |
Usage | ⇒ As beautiful as a blooming flower - is an example of simile ⇒ Using the word like or as "My love is like a red, red rose" is a simile. ⇒ “She's as fierce as a tiger” is a simile, but “She's a tiger when she's angry” is a metaphor. ⇒ By using irony, similes , and symbols, to name a few, Crane ‘paints’ a vivid picture of what life was like for the fragile Henry Fleming. |
Synonyms | metaphor, allegory, similarity, comparison, analogy, image, relation, similitude, allusion, resemblance, reciprocity, community, imagery, kinship, parable, parallel, irony, parity, fable, compare, |
Antonyms | dissimilarity, variety, metaphor, |
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