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Simile

A simile (/ˈsɪmɪli/) is a type of figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things, using wording to explicitly make the comparison (often, with a grammatical structure of the type "x is like y"). It is usually understood specifically to entail figurative comparison: thus "a wolf is like a dog" is merely a literal comparison, whereas the…

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Robert BurnsA Red, Red RoseJohn MiltonParadise LostHomeric simile
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MetaphorsFrank J. Wilstach
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In languages other than English

Sayf al-Din al-AmidiGhil'ad Zuckermann
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Figure of speech
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Simile

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples74
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
Components1

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related to In literature · 24
Simile → As, Cotes, Flocks, Fold, God's FoldWilliam Shakespeare, Homeric, However, In, John Milton, Leaps, My Luve's, Paradise Lost, Red, Red Rose, Robert Burns, Shepherds, So, Sometimes, The Merchant, Thief
related to Further reading · 19
Simile → Beck, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, CSLI Publications, Culture, Deborah, Greek, ISBN, Jennifer Riddle Harding, Language, Michael Israel, Michel Achard, Mind, New York, On Simile, Roman, Suzanne Kemmer, The, Vera Tobin
related to Definition · 7
Simile → English, However, Odysseus, Similes, The, These, Thus Odysseus
related to In comedy · 7
Simile → Blackadder, British, For, In, Similes, The, They
related to Arabic · 6
Simile → Amidi, Arabic, Din, On Substantiation Through Transitive, Relations, Sayf
related to Vietnamese · 6
Simile → Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Meaning Similes, Rhyming Similes, The, Thuy Nga Nguyen, Vietnamese
related to External links · 2
Simile → Examples, Literature
see also · 2
Simile → AlliterationAnalogyDescriptionFigure, MetaphorMetonymyPersonificationPhono-semantic
related to In languages other than English · 1
Simile → Given

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similes like comparison metaphor metaphors often two english word using explicitly wolf whereas sometimes comedy vietnamese also first new fold

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Similerelated to ArabicSayf0.60section
Similerelated to ArabicDin0.60section
Similerelated to ArabicAmidi0.60section
Similerelated to ArabicArabic0.60section
Similerelated to ArabicOn Substantiation Through Transitive0.60section
Similerelated to ArabicRelations0.60section
Similerelated to DefinitionSimiles0.60section
Similerelated to DefinitionEnglish0.60section
Similerelated to DefinitionThus Odysseus0.60section
Similerelated to DefinitionOdysseus0.60section
Similerelated to DefinitionHowever0.60section
Similerelated to DefinitionThe0.60section

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