Simile

Definition

Baldick in his book defines simile as “an explicit comparison between two different things, actions, or feelings, using the words 

“as” or “like”… “(Baldick: 237). The explicit indication of comparison using word “as” or “like” is important because then simile could be mistaken for a metaphor.

Similes usually reflect simple comparison based on natural or familiar domestic objects. (Simile)

Examples

He eats like a pig.

He is thin as a rake.

She is sly as a fox.

Sources

“Simile.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., www.britannica.com/art/simile. Accessed 19 Oct. 2024.

Baldick, C. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. Oxford University Press, 2001.

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