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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
Part III
Explanation and Analysis—The Whizz of My Crossbow:
In Part III, the Mariner uses a simile to describe the flight of the sailors' souls from their bodies as they dropped dead on the deck of the ship:
The souls did from their bodies fly, –
They fled to bliss or woe!
And every soul, it passed me by,
Like the whizz of my cross-bow!
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Part IV
Explanation and Analysis—The Sea-Sand:
In Part IV, the Wedding Guest lists the reasons for his fear of the Ancient Mariner, including a strange simile that compares him to sand:
Unlock with LitCharts A+I fear thee, ancient Mariner!
I fear thy skinny hand!
And thou art long, and lank, and brown,
As is the ribbed sea-sand.
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