0
What are some examples of similes in the story 'The Mary Celeste'?
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
A detective's file is an example of a simile in the story The Mary Celeste. A simile serves to compare what or who is unlike one another through use of the words "as" or "like." Manhattan-born author Jane Yolen writes of her wannabe sleuth, a daughter who seeks to emulate her detective father, considering the collecting of paper trails and of physical evidence regarding the disappearance of the Mary Celeste 10 in November 1872 as like unto compiling a folder to be filed in a detective's cabinet of closed, ongoing and unsolved cases.
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoA detective's case file is a metaphor in the story The Mary Celeste. A metaphor serves to compare two concepts, items or objects that are not related. Manhattan-born author Jane Yolen shows her young protagonist, a detective's daughter, viewing the history mystery of the disappearance of a captain with two family members, three officers and four seamen in November 1872 as a criminal mystery that can be solved through accumulating and analyzing clues collected into a detective's case file.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Where was 'Mary Celeste' going?
The ship Mary Celeste was going east.
What are the release dates for The True Story of the Mary Celeste - 2007 TV?
The True Story of Seabiscuit - 2003 TV was released on: USA: 27 July 2003
What ship found the Mary celeste?
The Dei Gratia found the Mary Celeste.
What was in the barrels aboard 'Mary Celeste'?
Industrial alcohol was in the barrels aboard Mary Celeste.
Did 'Mary Celeste' reach Gibraltar?
Yes, the ship Mary Celeste reached Gibraltar.
Why is the Mary celeste called the Mary celeste?
Mary Celeste was a British ship built in Canada during the British ownership of the US and Canada. Mary is the name of the daughter of the man who built the ship. Celeste is Spanish roughly meaning "heavenly beauty".
Is 'Mary Celeste' a legend?
No, Mary Celeste is not a legend. A legend is a story that is handed down from the past and presented as true despite the absence of historical or physical evidence. Mary Celeste's story takes on legendary aspects in retelling even though the most accurate presentation tells of a real merchant ship whose unanticipated, undocumented abandonment by captain, two passengers, three officers and four seamen is the greatest maritime mystery of 1872.
Were there lifeboats on 'Mary Celeste' after the crew went missing?
No, there were no life boats on Mary Celeste after the crew went missing.
Where was 'Mary Celeste' built?
The ship Mary Celeste was built on Spencer's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1861.
Who wrote 'The Mystery of the Mary Celeste'?
Denison Clift, as story ideator, and Charles Larkworthy, as film script screenwriter, are the names of the writers of The Mystery of the Mary Celeste. The story in question was made into an 80-minute film in the United Kingdom, for release Saturday, April 27, 1935. The film was released as an 18-minute shorter version under the title Phantom Ship in the United States of America.
Were there any survivors of 'Mary Celeste'?
No, there were no survivors on the ship Mary Celeste. No one knows what happened to them except that they just disappeared.
Did 'Mary Celeste' have engines?
No - the Mary Celeste was a 2-masted brigantine sailing vessel. It had no engines of any type or design.
