simile
Simile is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often introduced by like or as.
Other possibilities are for example:
A is (not) like B
A is more/less than B
A is as … as B
A is similar to B
A is …, so is B
A does …, so does B
Examples:
The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel.
Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower. (Charles Schwab)
My friend is as good as gold.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Literature
- Category: Literary terms
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