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Do you mean stylistic device simile?
A simile is used when two different things are compared, usually by employing the words "like" or "as" – also, but less commonly, "if", or "than". A simile differs from a metaphor in that the latter compares two unlike things by saying that the one thing is the other thing.
You can read more here: http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/figures-simile.htm
A simile is used when two different things are compared, usually by employing the words "like" or "as" – also, but less commonly, "if", or "than". A simile differs from a metaphor in that the latter compares two unlike things by saying that the one thing is the other thing.
You can read more here: http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/figures-simile.htm
Similes can be found just about anywhere; from the printed word to oral conversation; in language, literature, and music. A simile is an analogy that compares two things that are alike in one way. To help you identify a simile, know that the words “like” or “as” are always used.
Well-known similes are:
“cute as a kitten,” comparing the way someone looks to the way a kitten looks
“as busy as a bee” comparing someone’s level of energy to a fast-flying bee
"as snug as a bug in a rug" comparing someone who is very cozy to how comfortable a bug can be in a rug
"as happy as a clam" comparing someone's happiness to the contentment of a clam
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." comparing the uncertainty of life to the uncertainty of choosing a chocolate from a box
"as agile as a monkey" implying someone can move as well as a monkey does
"as black as coal" comparing the color of something dark to the very-dark coal color
"as blind as a bat" indicating that the person cannot see any better than a bat can
Well-known similes are:
“cute as a kitten,” comparing the way someone looks to the way a kitten looks
“as busy as a bee” comparing someone’s level of energy to a fast-flying bee
"as snug as a bug in a rug" comparing someone who is very cozy to how comfortable a bug can be in a rug
"as happy as a clam" comparing someone's happiness to the contentment of a clam
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." comparing the uncertainty of life to the uncertainty of choosing a chocolate from a box
"as agile as a monkey" implying someone can move as well as a monkey does
"as black as coal" comparing the color of something dark to the very-dark coal color
"as blind as a bat" indicating that the person cannot see any better than a bat can
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