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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
Similes
Explanation and Analysis—The Terrible Warrior:
In this extended simile, the story compares the Tyrannosaurus to medieval weapons and gadgets:
Each lower leg was [...] sheathed over in a gleam of pebbled skin like the mail of a terrible warrior. [...] Its mouth gaped, exposing a fence of teeth like daggers. [...] Its armored flesh glittered like a thousand green coins. The coins, crusted with slime, steamed.
