Like to a coin, passing from hand to hand,
Are common memories, and day by day
The sharpness of their impress wears away.
-Arlo Bates
Memory is like a purse, if it be overfull that it cannot shut, all will drop out of it.
-Thomas Fuller
Memory is like moonlight, the reflection of brighter rays from an object no longer seen.
-G. P. R. James
Our memory is like a sieve, the holes of which in time get larger and larger; the older we get, the quicker anything intrusted to it slips from the memory, whereas what was fixed fast in it in early days is there still.
-Arthur Schopenhauer
Memory like books that remain a long time shut up in the dust needs to be opened from time to time; it is necessary, so to speak, to open the leaves, that it may be ready in time of need.
-Seneca
It is an example of simile.
simile
simile for stuck
The plural of simile is similes.
The collective noun for memories is "reminiscence." In psychology, reminiscence refers to the act of recalling past experiences, events, or information stored in one's memory. It is the process of reflecting on or remembering past events, often with a sense of nostalgia or sentimentality.
It is an example of simile.
act 3 scene 1 lines 147-148 :)
A simile.
"shrieks like mandrakes torn out of the earth" (scene 3)
Suppressed memories are memories that are consciously forgotten or blocked out due to distress or trauma, while repressed memories are memories that are unconsciously pushed out of awareness as a defense mechanism. Both involve a lack of access to memories, but the difference lies in the level of awareness or intention behind the act of forgetting.
In Act 1, Scene 2 Caesar is compared to Colossus, a statue, that overpowered the ground it stood upon. This comparison uses "like" which is used in a simile term. Also found in simile examples from other passages, "as" is commonly used as well.
A metaphor
As quick as a wink is a simile. ----
It is a simile.
One simile in Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet is when Juliet compares herself to "a bark on the sea" being tossed and turned by her emotions. This simile highlights Juliet's feelings of helplessness and instability in the face of her circumstances.
simile It is an example of a simile (uses like or as). A simile in itself though is a type of metaphor.
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