Simile
A simile compares two things, actions, feelings, etc., with the words 'as' or 'like,' as in Wordsworth's line: I wandered lonely as a cloud.
It is a prevalent figure of speech in prose and poetry. A simile is more tentative and decorative than a metaphor. Epic simile is a lengthy and complex kind of simile. Epic similes are often used as digressions [Baldick, p. 237]
A comparison between two dissimilar things, usually connected by the words like or as is called a simile. This literary device is very close to metaphor, with which it is typically paired, but it is not precisely the same. For example, “My love is like a red, red rose” is a simile, but “My love is a red rose” is a metaphor. Both simile and metaphor aim to provide a vivid description and clarity of meaning, as in Lord Byron’s line, “She walks in beauty like the night.” [Quinn, p. 389].
A simile is a figure of speech linking one thing to another in such a manner as to clarify and enhance an image. It is an explicit comparison with the words ‘like’ or ‘as.’ A simile is equally widely used in prose and verse and is a figurative device of great antiquity [Cuddon, p. 657].
A simile differs from a metaphor, fit like a glove, sly as a fox, cold as ice, etc. The word that comes from the comparison is implicit [Vocabulary.com]. A simile differs from a metaphor in which the comparison is implicit.
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