SIMILE


 * [|Dictionary.com] DEFINITION:**

Bob swam like a fish.

Example from //Hatchet// by Gary Paulsen: And now a jolt took him like a hammerblow, so forcefully that he seemed to crush back into the seat.... pg 10

Definition 1: A figure of speech which two things are compared, usually in a phrase using the words "like" or "as" Definition 2:A simile is when you compare nouns, mainly nouns that are unlike, like a car and a ship. (Cars can't float on water but boats can.)

In everyday speech similes are mostly simple comparisons, whereas in literature, it may be more specific and complex. //From [|Encyclopedia Britannica], found on [|Answers.com]//

Example: That dog is as small as a shoe.

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