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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
- This is not a metaphor, it is a simile, which means that it really did look like there were two very small mice hiding in his nostrils, and if you make a picture in your head of a man with two very small mice hiding in his nostrils, you will know what the police inspector looked like.
Chpt 31simile = a phrase that highlights similarity between things of different kinds -- usually by using the word like or as.editor's notes: While metaphors and similes are both techniques of figurative language. The distinction is that a simile explicitly shows that a comparison is being made, by using words such as like or as. A metaphor simply substitutes words assuming the reader will understand the meaning should not be taken literally.
"She is like a diamond in the rough" is a simile; while "She is a diamond in the rough" is a metaphor.
- And a simile is not a lie, unless it is a bad simile.†
Chpt 31simile = a phrase that highlights similarity between things of different kinds
- And a simile is not a lie, unless it is a bad simile.†
Chpt 31
- It was falling so hard that it looked like white sparks (and this is a simile, too, not a metaphor).
Chpt 157 *simile = a phrase that highlights similarity between things of different kindseditor's notes: While metaphors and similes are both techniques of figurative language. The distinction is that a simile explicitly shows that a comparison is being made, by using words such as like or as. A metaphor simply substitutes words assuming the reader will understand the meaning should not be taken literally.
- It was like the room was swinging from side to side, as if it was at the top of a really tall building and the building was swinging backward and forward in a strong wind (this is a simile, too).
Chpt 157simile = a phrase that highlights similarity between things of different kinds
Definition:
a phrase that highlights similarity between things of different kinds -- usually made with a word "like" or "as"
as in: "It's like looking for a needle in a haystack," or "She is as quiet as a mouse."
as in: "It's like looking for a needle in a haystack," or "She is as quiet as a mouse."
While metaphors and similes are both techniques of figurative language. The distinction is that a simile explicitly shows that a comparison is being made, by using words such as like or as. A metaphor simply substitutes words assuming the reader will understand the meaning should not be taken literally.
"She is like a diamond in the rough" is a simile; while "She is a diamond in the rough" is a metaphor.
"She is like a diamond in the rough" is a simile; while "She is a diamond in the rough" is a metaphor.