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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 3, Scene 1
Explanation and Analysis—As Doth the Deer:
In Act 3, Scene 1, Marcus and Titus use a simile to refer to Lavinia as a scared or wounded deer:
Marcus: O, thus I found her, straying in the park,
Seeking to hide herself, as doth the deer
That hath received some unrecuring wound.
Titus: It was my deer; and he that wounded her
Hath hurt me more than had he killed me dead
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Act 5, Scene 1
Explanation and Analysis—Like a Black Dog:
In Act 5, Scene 1, Aaron and his son are caught by the Goths and taken prisoner. Desperate to preserve the life of his child, Aaron promises to tell Lucius about the evil, heinous deeds he has committed, as well as Tamora’s ongoing pursuit of vengeance. He proceeds to by enumerating every wrong ever enacted by himself, Tamora, Chiron, and Demetrius. Lucius and the Goths, in turn, grow more and more aghast, until one onlooker cannot help but ask if the man has any shame at all (“What, canst thou say all this and never blush?”). Aaron responds with the following simile:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Aye, like a blush like a black dog, as the saying is.
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