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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
Key Examples in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Chapter 8
Explanation and Analysis—A Tilted Moon:
In Chapter 8, Poole arrives at Utterson’s door in a state of high anxiety and terror, believing that Hyde has harmed Jekyll. As Utterson and Poole hurry back to Jekyll’s house, the moon is described as hanging sideways in the sky:
It was a wild, cold, seasonable night of March, with a pale moon, lying on her back as though the wind had tilted her [...].
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Chapter 10
Explanation and Analysis—That Fleshly Vestment:
In his final letter to Utterson, Jekyll uses a simile to describe the potency of the ingredients in the potion he takes to become Hyde.
Unlock with LitCharts A+Certain agents I have found to have the power to shake and pluck back that fleshly vestment, as a wind might toss the curtains of a pavilion.
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