Breakfast of Champions Literary Devices

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

Key Examples in Breakfast of Champions

Explanation and Analysis—Capitalist Lullabies :

At the end of Chapter Four, Vonnegut writes:

Almost all the messages which were sent and received in his country, even the telepathic ones, had to do with buying or selling some damn thing. They were like lullabies to Dwayne.

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Explanation and Analysis—Cellophane:

Near the end of the book, Vonnegut alludes to Dostoevsky's The Brother's Karamazov for the sake of delivering a comic simile:

"It's all like an ocean!" cried Dostoevski. I say it's all like cellophane.

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Breakfast of Champions: Similes 2 key examples

Definition of Simile

Key Examples in Breakfast of Champions