The Coquette

by Hannah Webster Foster

The Coquette: Similes 1 key example

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
Letter LVIII. to Mr. Charles Deighton.
Explanation and Analysis—The Weakest of the Sex:

In a letter to his friend and confidante Mr. Deighton, Sanford relates his successful efforts to seduce Eliza despite already being married. In particular, he boasts of making himself cry in order to persuade Eliza of his devotion and regret over marrying Nancy. Describing this behavior, Sanford uses a simile to compare himself to a woman: 

Indeed, Charles, I never knew I had so much sensibility before! Why, I was as much a woman as the very weakest of the sex!