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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
Similes
Explanation and Analysis—The Roebucks:
The narrative relies on descriptive language to create tension in the story’s beginning. It is important for the story’s opening to introduce the ominous circumstances and setting in order to establish a mood of darkness. The descriptive language helps create suspense without being explicit about the source of the danger. In one example, a simile describes the atmosphere of the forest:
The roebuck, which usually kept in the sheltered hollows during a storm-wind, were running like driven things tonight [...].
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