Definition

simile

ˈsɪmɪli/

noun

1. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).

   • the use of similes as a method of comparison.

     "his audacious deployment of simile and metaphor"

     
     

     
     

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     metaphor

     
     

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     ASSESSMENT: 100 POINTS

     Which of the following would best be considered a metaphor?

     he smiled like a dogtotal trust in telephonesthe city was a beacon of lightAble am I Elba

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     If you brag that "the world's your oyster," you're using a metaphor from Shakespeare, who knew a thing or two about figures of speech

     
     

     
     

     
     

     
     

     
     

     
     

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     Praising your favorite sports team is one thing, but if you call the team the most incredible group of humans ever to walk the earth, then you're going overboard and indulging in hyperbole.

     
     

     
     

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     A word that has the exact opposite meaning of another word is its antonym. Life is full of antonyms, from the "stop" and "go" of a traffic signal to side-by-side restroom doors labeled "men" and "women