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Simile

jack_spraggins — 2013-11-06 16:36:13 UTC

Jack Spraggins and Jacob Bundesen

Simile definition

jack_spraggins — 2013-11-06 16:37:31 UTC

a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar.

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jack_spraggins — 2013-11-06 16:40:01 UTC

Examples From Literature

jack_spraggins — 2013-11-06 16:41:33 UTC

“. . . she tried to get rid of the kitten which had scrambled up her back and stuck like a burr just out of reach.” — Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott

“Time has not stood still. It has washed over me, washed me away, as if I’m nothing more than a woman of sand, left by a careless child too near the water.” — The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood

Original Example

jack_spraggins — 2013-11-06 16:42:34 UTC

Your as fat as a elephant

Work Cited

jack_spraggins — 2013-11-06 16:44:04 UTC

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simile

http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/jocelyn/sim-and-met.jpg

http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/julia/simile%202.jpg

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/20-great-similes-from-literature-to-inspire-you/