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Adds emphasis, the readers can get a clearer image in their minds and it makes the phrase more interesting.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agobecause it creates a contrast between two different subjects. It gives the reader a real, vivid picture in his mind instead of an adjective.
For example, instead of saying "Her long hair was golden yellow", we could use a simile and say, "Her hair was like a ray of sunshine". In turn, the reader imagines her hair long and gold.
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∙ 10y agoA simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another of a different kind,as an illustration or ornament (e.g.as brave as a lion or as strong as an ox).
The effect that a simile has in a poem is that it paints a picture in our minds because a simile is a descriptive set of words.
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∙ 13y agoIf you want to persuade in a way of being overacted. Using similes also help describe a object,person,animal,or otherwise noun.
NOTE:Similes are only similes if they use "like" or "as" in it. If it doesn't, then it is labeled as a metaphor, which usually declares it as what is looks,feels,or in some way seems like.
Example of a simile:The coat is as wet as a rainforest.
Example of a metaphor:The coat is a storm of wet.
**Storm of wetness.
It's all about the details ; )
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∙ 12y agocompares one thing to another eg. the song was as tuneful as a happy bird joyfully singing its daily song or the newly flowered plants were like amethysts sparkling in the golden sun.
A simile is a describing technique by comparing one thing with another using like or as, for example:
The princess is as pretty as a rose.
She was tall like a giraffe.
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∙ 13y agoWell you have a look have a look in your piece of text and then if you find a common next to your text, will be one!
Really good for homework, i got an A for it!!
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∙ 12y agoIt's a comparison using the word "like" or "as".
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∙ 13y agoit helps the reader to have a better picture of whatever you are doing you're similie on.
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∙ 8y agoYou are as beautiful as this flower. This is a sentence using a simile in it.
Is you wandered lonely as a cloud a metaphor or simile?
simile because it is comparing the cloud with a lonely man.
What is the simile for carelessly?
laziness, noncarefullness
Example of poems that is simile?
A simile is a figure of speech that uses two essentially different things as a means of comparison usually with words such as "like" or "as." Here is an example of a simile from Shakespeare: "So are you to my thoughts as food to life"
What is a simile for dance?
A instd of a ballet shoe
What are The figures of speech of tintern abbey?
simile
How is a simile effective in a poem?
Using comparisons in poems, which a simile does, provides better imagery and description to your poem. Metaphors and personification are effective as well.
Was the effective use of simile most valuable to Aristotle?
metaphore
What makes a effective simile?
Well, you need "like" or "as". Also, try to make your contrast as striking and descriptive as possible.
Is this class is like a circus a metaphor or simile?
A simile.
Why is the frog simile an effective image of the Somebody in Dickinson poem?
The frog simile is effective in Dickinson's poem because it captures the dissonance between the external appearance and the inner reality of the "Somebody." Just as a frog croaks to hide its fear or vulnerability, the Somebody maintains a facade of confidence or authority despite feeling insecure or uncertain inside. The simile highlights the complexity of human nature and the masks we wear in social situations.
Is I felt like a cheetah when I ran the race a simile or a metaphor?
A metaphor
Is would be as hot as popping grease a simile or a metaphor?
It is a simile.
Is quick as a wink simile or Metaphor?
As quick as a wink is a simile. ----
Is like burnt out torches by a sick man bed a simile metaphor or a personification or a hyperbole?
simile
Is you feel like a limp dishrag a metaphor or simile?
simile its a simile when you use "like"
What is the simile in A red red rose?
simile It is an example of a simile (uses like or as). A simile in itself though is a type of metaphor.
He was as big as a house a metaphor or a simile?
simile
