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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 Every Man in His Humour
Act 2, Scene 1
Explanation and Analysis—Common as a Mart:
Kitely, a cloth merchant, complains to his friend Downright about the poor behavior of Wellbred, a boarder in Kitely’s home and Downright’s half-brother. In describing the conduct ,which he regards as unacceptable, he uses a series of similes that compare his home to various forms of business:
He's grown a stranger to all due respect,
Forgetful of his friends, and not content
To stale himself in all societies,
He makes my house here common as a mart,
A theatre, a public receptacle
For giddy humour, and diseased riot;
And here (as in a tavern, or a stews)
He and his wild associates spend their hours,
In repetition of lascivious jests;
Swear, leap, drink, dance, and revel night by night;
Control my servants; and indeed what not?
