Simile

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A simile a comparison used in literature which employs the use of "like" or "as" to reference one construct to another. The idea is to conjure a specific notion about the initial idea to enchance its descriptive power.

Examples of similes:

  • Your eyes are as blue as cloudless a summer sky.
  • John's hair was like twine; knappy and frayed.
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