The Call of the Wild Literary Devices

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 The Call of the Wild

Explanation and Analysis—Machine-Like Regularity:

In Chapter 4, London uses a simile comparing the sled dog team's work to that of a machine:

Buck did not like it, but he bore up well to the work, taking pride in it after the manner of Dave and Sol-leks, and seeing that his mates, whether they prided in it or not, did their fair share. It was a monotonous life, operating with machine-like regularity. One day was very like another.

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The Call of the Wild: Similes 1 key example

Definition of Simile

Key Examples in The Call of the Wild