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Similes
Similes are a specific and formulaic form of allegory. A simile is a juxtaposed comparison of two or more objects to draw attention to their similarities. In English, similes are typically marked by use of like or as or than or resembles. Similes show how two things, that are not alike in most ways, are similar in one important way. Similes are a way to describe something. Authors use them to make their writing more interesting or entertaining.
A popular mnemonic for a simile is that a simile is similar or alike.
Examples:
1. Playing chess with Ashley is like trying to outsmart a computer.
The activity playing chess with Ashley is being compared to trying to outsmart a computer. The point is that Ashley can think in a powerful manner that resembles the way a computer operates, not that she is like a computer in any other way.
2. His temper was as explosive as a volcano.
His temper is being compared to a volcano in that it can be sudden and violent.
Few more examples of similes:
Walking onto those sun-warmed stones was like stepping onto a hot plate.
The cat, quick as lightning, pounced on the rat.
She's as dull as a doorknob.
Similes have been widely used in literature for their expressiveness as a figure of speech:
Curley was flopping like a fish on a line.
The very mist on the Essex marshes was like a gauzy and radiant fabric.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus.
Here is list of Similes beginning with L.
As languid as love-sick maid
As lasting as the pyramids
As lawful as eating
As lawless as the stormy wind
As lax as cut string
As lazy as a toad
As lazy as a lobster
As lazy as a ship in the doldrums
As lean as Santos ass
As lean as a lath
As lean as a skeleton
As level as pond
As liberal as the sun
As lifeless as the grave
As light as down
As light as air
As light as cork
As light as feather
As lithe as panther
As lithe as a tiger
As little as a squirrel
As little as Tom Thumb
As lively as a cricket
As loathsome as a toad
As lonely as a deserted ship
As lonely as Arctic sea
As loquacious as Polonius
As loud as thunder
As loud as horn
As lovely as Venus
As lovely as the violet
As low as the grave
As lowly as a slave
As loyal as a dove
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