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A simile (/ ˈ s ɪ m əl i /) is a type of figure of speech that directly compares two things. [1] [2] Similes are often contrasted with metaphors, where similes necessarily compare two things using words such as "like", "as", while metaphors often create an implicit comparison (i.e. saying something "is" something else).
A Dictionary of Similes is a dictionary of similes written by the American writer and newspaperman Frank J. Wilstach. In 1916, Little, Brown and Company in Boston published Wilstach's A Dictionary of Similes, a compilation he had been working on for more than 20 years. It included more than 15,000 examples from more than 800 authors, indexing ...
The analogy of the Sun (or simile of the Sun or metaphor of the Sun) is found in the sixth book of The Republic (507b–509c), written by the Greek philosopher Plato as a dialogue between his brother Glaucon and Socrates, and narrated by the latter. Upon being urged by Glaucon to define goodness, a cautious Socrates professes himself incapable ...
Acts like organizing a local park cleanup, setting up a Little Free Library or food pantry or helping a neighbor in need work for the greater good. Adds Cuyler, “A more connected community ...
There is many a good tune played on an old fiddle; There is many a slip 'twixt cup and lip; There is more than one way to skin a cat; There is no accounting for tastes; There is no fool like an old fool; There's no need to wear a hair shirt; There is no place like home; There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out.
As easy as pie" is a popular colloquial idiom and simile which is used to describe a task or experience as pleasurable and simple. [1] [2] The phrase is often interchanged with piece of cake, which shares the same connotation. [2]
THE COUNTDOWN: From Charli XCX’s neon-splattered club remix with Lorde to The Cure’s moment of bleary-eyed brilliance 16 years in the making, here are the songs that defined 2024, chosen by ...
Simile: comparison between two things using like or as. Snowclone : alteration of cliché or phrasal template . Syllepsis : the use of a word in its figurative and literal sense at the same time or a single word used in relation to two other parts of a sentence although the word grammatically or logically applies to only one.