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Definition of Simile
A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things. To make the comparison, similes most often use the connecting words "like" or "as," but can also... read full definition
A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things. To make the comparison, similes most often use the connecting words "like... read full definition
A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things. To make the comparison, similes most often... read full definition
Stave 1
Explanation and Analysis—Scrooge's Transformation:
At the beginning of the tale in Stave 1, Dickens uses negative similes to establish Scrooge's character. Apparently, Scrooge is:
Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.
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Explanation and Analysis—As Dead as a Door-Nail:
The most famous simile in A Christmas Carol (and arguably one of the most famous similes in literature overall) appears on the very first page:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
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Stave 5
Explanation and Analysis—Scrooge's Transformation:
At the beginning of the tale in Stave 1, Dickens uses negative similes to establish Scrooge's character. Apparently, Scrooge is:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.
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