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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 Homegoing
Part 1: Effia
Explanation and Analysis—Like a Dying Animal:
Forcibly estranged from their own people, Effia and the other Black wives often while away the time on the decks of the Castle speaking about their husbands. During one such day, Eccoah broaches a difficult subject with a simile:
“My husband comes up from the dungeons stinking like a dying animal,” Eccoah said softly.
They all looked away. No one ever mentioned the dungeons.
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