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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
Act III
Explanation and Analysis—Cold as a Loveless Thing:
At the start of Act III, Lady Windermere delivers another lengthy soliloquy. She evidently has mixed feelings about her decision to leave Lord Windermere. It seems like the hope of her husband running after her forms a significant part of her motivation for running off with Lord Darlington. Lady Windermere's ambivalence is communicated through contrast and simile:
Why doesn’t he come? This waiting is horrible. He should be here. Why is he not here, to wake by passionate words some fire within me? I am cold—cold as a loveless thing.
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