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Figure of speech marked by explicit comparison
A simile (/ˈsɪmɪli/) is a type of figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things, using wording to explicitly make the comparison (often
Simile
SIMILE (Semantic Interoperability of Metadata and Information in unLike Environments) was a joint research project run by the World Wide Web Consortium
SIMILE
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up simile in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A simile is a figure of speech making an explicit comparison. Simile or Similes may also refer to: A
Simile_(disambiguation)
English language word
Like is one of the words in the English language that can introduce a simile (a stylistic device comparing two dissimilar ideas). It can be used as a
Like
Comparison in the form of a lengthy simile
his limbs could take him. Homeric simile, also called an epic simile, is a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that is many lines in length. The
Homeric_simile
Copy or reproduction of an original work
A facsimile (from Latin fac simile, "to make alike") is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical
Facsimile
Allegory by Plato
the allegory, writing that "Heidegger ... is off base in using the cave simile to interpret and 'criticize' Plato's theory of ideas". Various scholars
Allegory_of_the_cave
Species of insect-like animal
Eosentomon simile is a species of proturan in the family Eosentomidae. It is found in Africa. "Eosentomon simile Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information
Eosentomon_simile
Species of flowering plant
trillium. Trillium simile is a spring-flowering perennial plant. Trillium simile was described by Henry A. Gleason in 1906. Trillium simile is endemic to the
Trillium_simile
Species of snake
Trimetopon simile, Dunn's tropical ground snake, is a species of snake in the family, Colubridae. It is found in Costa Rica. Porras, L.W.; Chaves, G.;
Trimetopon_simile
Name for a person or group, by association with some perceived quality of an animal
with some perceived quality of an animal. Epithets may be formulated as similes, explicitly comparing people with the named animal, as in "he is as sly
Animal_epithet
Species of fungus
Penicillium simile is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium. UniProt Davolos, D; Pietrangeli, B; Persiani, A. M.; Maggi, O (2012). "Penicillium simile sp
Penicillium_simile
Species of beetle
Ophtalmoplon simile is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins, Galileo and de-Oliveira in 2009. Bezark, Larry G. A
Ophtalmoplon_simile
Win32/Simile (also known as Etap and MetaPHOR) is a metamorphic computer virus written in assembly language for Microsoft Windows. The virus was released
Simile_(computer_virus)
Species of fish
Lucifuga simile is a species of cavefish in the family Bythitidae. It is endemic to Cuba. It is a demersal species found in freshwater and brackish water
Lucifuga_simile
Species of beetle
Nesozineus simile is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 2006. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog
Nesozineus_simile
Platonic philosophical allegory
The allegory of the Sun (or simile of the Sun or metaphor of the Sun) is found in the sixth book of The Republic (507b–509c), written by the Greek philosopher
Analogy_of_the_Sun
Epic poem attributed to Homer
reinforcement of theme. Traditionally, the Homeric simile was regarded as a predecessor of European literary similes. This has been contested—for example by Oliver
Odyssey
Species of insect (mayfly) found in Europe
Cloeon simile is a species of small minnow mayfly in the family Baetidae. It is found in Europe. "Cloeon simile". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23. "Mayfly Central"
Cloeon_simile
Species of bee
Dianthidium simile is a species of leafcutter, mason, and resin bees in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America. "Dianthidium simile Species
Dianthidium_simile
Species of crustacean
Pseudocuma simile is a marine species of cumacean (hooded or comma shrimp) in the family Pseudocumatidae. Lives in the seas around Europe. Grows up to
Pseudocuma_simile
Species of grass
Panicum simile, known by the common name two colour panic, is a species of grass found in eastern Australia. It was described by Karel Domin in 1915. Les
Panicum_simile
Species of flowering plant
Allioideae Genus: Allium Subgenus: Allium subg. Melanocrommyum Species: A. fetisowii Binomial name Allium fetisowii Regel Synonyms Allium simile Regel
Allium_fetisowii
Species of orchid
Bulbophyllum simile is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. The Bulbophyllum-Checklist The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia v t e
Bulbophyllum_simile
1933 massacre of Assyrians in Iraq
The Simele massacre (Syriac: ܦܪܲܡܬܵܐ ܕܣܸܡܹܠܹܐ, romanized: Premta d'Simele, Arabic: مذبحة سميل, romanized: maḏbaḥat Simīl), also known as the Assyrian affair
Simele_massacre
Grammatical case expressing resemblance
entity to another. The semblative case is sometimes referred to as the similative case. Wagiman, an indigenous Australian language, has a semblative case
Semblative_case
Species of beetle
Brachynarthron simile is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1964. It is known from Uganda. BioLib
Brachynarthron_simile
A Dictionary of Similes is a dictionary of similes written by the American writer and newspaperman Frank J. Wilstach. In 1916, Little, Brown and Company
A_Dictionary_of_Similes
The following is a list of SIMILE projects. The SIMILE tools assist in the storage, querying, transformation and mapping of very large collections of
List_of_SIMILE_projects
Figure of speech of implicit comparison
Metaphors are most similar to similes, except in metaphor the comparison is implied or assumed whereas the extra wording of a simile makes the comparison more
Metaphor
Species of beetle
Hippopsicon simile is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1956. BioLib.cz - Hippopsicon. Retrieved on 8 September
Hippopsicon_simile
East Asian Buddhist doctrine
The moon reflected in water is a popular simile for enlightenment used by Dōgen in the Genjōkōan.
Original_enlightenment
Short didactic story which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles
incorrect. Jülicher viewed some of Jesus' parables as similitudes (extended similes or metaphors) with three parts: a picture part (Bildhälfte), a reality
Parable
Topics referred to by the same term
Homeric, built 1986 (renamed MS Westerdam in 1988). Homeric simile, a long and descriptive simile common in Homer. Homeric Hymns, a set of hymns once attributed
Homeric_(disambiguation)
Species of beetle
Latisternum simile is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Báguena and Breuning in 1958. BioLib.cz - Latisternum. Retrieved
Latisternum_simile
Species of spider
Simitidion simile is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae. It is native to Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, Kazakhstan
Simitidion_simile
Species of beetle
Ctenostoma simile, the very similar comb-mouthed beetle, is a species of tiger beetle. This species is found in Panama and Costa Rica, where it inhabits
Ctenostoma_simile
Describing one sense in terms of another
sense is described in terms of another. This may often take the form of a simile. One can distinguish the literary joining of terms derived from the vocabularies
Synaesthesia (rhetorical device)
Synaesthesia_(rhetorical_device)
1895 address by Booker T. Washington
"Hand simile." Certain historians, like Louis Harlan, saw this simile as Washington's personal embrace of racial segregation. The entire simile reads
Atlanta_Exposition_Speech
Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Simile is the Black township on the northern side of the forestry town Sabie. It falls under the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality of Mpumalanga province
Simile,_Mpumalanga
Epic poem attributed to Homer
religious tradition. In terms of formal style, the poem's formulae, use of similes, and epithets are often explored by scholars. Source:[page needed] The
Iliad
First or prime matter
quintessence or aether. Esoteric alchemists describe the prima materia using simile, and compare it to concepts like the anima mundi. The concept of prima materia
Prima_materia
Enlightened Buddhist nun
for succinctly presenting the Buddha’s teaching of non-self through the simile but also for being one of the earliest depictions of a woman adept at comprehending
Vajira_(Buddhist_nun)
Species of moth
simile is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1894. It is found in Venezuela. Savela, Markku. "Sphecosoma simile
Sphecosoma_simile
Distinction in certain fields of language analysis
(though this can have other, slightly distinct meanings as well), range from simile to metaphor to hyperbole to many other types. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia
Literal and figurative language
Literal_and_figurative_language
Species of land snail
Stenotrema simile, also known as the Bear Creek slitmouth, is a rare, range-restricted species of pulmonate land snail in the family Polygridae. It is
Stenotrema_simile
Philosophical analogy about knowledge
Neurath's boat (or Neurath's ship) is a simile used in anti-foundational accounts of knowledge, especially in the philosophy of science. It was first formulated
Neurath's_boat
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
eroticized image. Critic George Melly described him as "the master of the sexual simile, treating his guitar as both phallus and girl". In his Presley obituary
Elvis_Presley
Opera aria by George Frideric Handel
very close to "Va tacito". The aria has been cited as an example of a aria simile, because the words and the music both reflect, in metaphor, the situation
Va_tacito_e_nascosto
Species of beetle
Caenocara simile is a species of anobiid beetle in the family Anobiidae. It is found in North America. "Caenocara simile Report". Integrated Taxonomic
Caenocara_simile
Indic philosophy of aesthetics
it provides guidelines for the use of literary devices such as metaphor, simile and imagery, as well as rules for the arrangement of words and phrases to
Alankara_Shastra
it follows A smooth movement from one passage to another with no pause Simile similar Continue applying the preceding directive, whatever it was, to the
List of Italian musical terms used in English
List_of_Italian_musical_terms_used_in_English
Ancient Tamil composition on personal ethics and morality
collection. Scholars claim that Valluvar seldom shows any concern as to what similes and superlatives he used earlier while writing later chapters, purposely
Kural
Government of France since 1958
General: Charles de Gaulle and the France He Saved (2010) pp 375–408. "Fac-similé JO du 02/06/1958, page 05279 – Legifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Loi
French_Fifth_Republic
American author (born 1947)
like being inside a Jamaican steel drum." King writes that "The use of simile and other figurative language is one of the chief delights of fiction—reading
Stephen_King
2024 mixtape by Ian
wrote: "He knows how to create straight bangers with some hilariously blunt similes". Ian – vocals, writing, and primary artist Sxprano – production (all except
Valedictorian_(mixtape)
Informal fallacy and propaganda strategy
"Whataboutism" or "whataboutery" (as in, "but what about X?") refers to the propaganda strategy of responding to an accusation with a counter-accusation
Whataboutism
Italian singer and composer (born 1956)
an Italian singer. He started his musical career with the album In una simile circostanza (1975), he obtained notable success in 1980 with the single
Gianni_Togni
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Macbeth, for example, the language darts from one unrelated metaphor or simile to another: "was the hope drunk/ Wherein you dressed yourself?" (1.7.35–38);
William_Shakespeare
Species of plant
Roepera similis (synonym Zygophyllum simile) is a succulent annual herb native to Australia. It grows as a prostrate or erect annual herb, branching from
Roepera_similis
2010 studio album by Eluvium
Similes is the fifth album from Portland, Oregon ambient musician Matthew Cooper, under the name Eluvium. The album features Cooper's first vocal performances
Similes_(album)
Species of beetle
Carenum simile is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae, found in Australia. It was described by William John Macleay in 1865. "Carenum
Carenum_simile
Founder of Buddhism
p. ix. Warder (2000), p. [page needed]. Tse-Fu Kuan. "Mindfulness in similes in Early Buddhist literature". In Edo Shonin; William Van Gordon; Nirbhay
The_Buddha
Two cats who fought leaving only their tails
eaten each other. In the nineteenth century the Kilkenny cats were a common simile for any conflict likely to ruin both combatants. Kilkenny cat is also used
Kilkenny_cats
Model for the evolution of species
same class have sometimes been represented by a great tree. I believe this simile largely speaks the truth. — Charles Darwin Tree diagrams originated in the
Tree_of_life_(biology)
Sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
was translated by Zimmermann in 2002. According to Zimmermann, the nine similes "embody the new and central message of the text, embedded in the more or
Tathāgatagarbha_Sūtra
Species of fungus
phylogenetically to T. guizhouense, T. pholiotae, T. pseudoasiaticum, and T. simile in the complex Harzianum Clade Complex. Zheng, H.; Qiao, M.; Lv, Y.; Du
Trichoderma_asiaticum
English author and journalist (1903–1950)
that essay, Orwell provides six rules for writers: Never use a metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. Never use
George_Orwell
Book by C.S. Lewis
explains Milton's unique approach to similes. Unlike traditional similes that draw clear analogies, Milton's similes often have superficial logical connections
A_Preface_to_Paradise_Lost
Buddhist term meaning "loving-kindness"
Nyanaponika Thera (trans.) (1988/1998). "Vatthupama Sutta: The Simile of the Cloth" (MN 7) from The Simile of the Cloth & the Discourse on Effacement (Wheel No
Maitrī
deeds and endure motto of Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, Australia fac simile make a similar thing origin of the word facsimile, and, through it, of fax
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
American newspaper editor and writer (1865–1933)
compiling the Dictionary of Similes, published in 1916, which was followed by a new edition in 1924 and an annual list of the best similes of the year. Frank Jenners
Frank_J._Wilstach
resemblance. In this broader sense, antithesis, hyperbole, metonymy and simile would all be considered types of metaphor. Aristotle used both this sense
List of English-language metaphors
List_of_English-language_metaphors
Proverb regarding passivity
to the slaughter" — is a simile that refers to facing a negative situation clueless of its consequences. It is a popular simile, and has been used in various
Like_sheep_to_the_slaughter
Italian actor
2013). "Il Terzo Tempo: intervista a Lorenzo Richelmy "Il rugby? Molto simile alla vita"". BlogO (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2014. "PRODUCTION IS
Lorenzo_Richelmy
Examination of two or more entities to deduce their similarities and differences
of comparison in literature is with the simile, a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Similes are a form of metaphor that explicitly use
Comparison
6th-century BC Greek lyric poet
thing of beauty—the poppy has not wilted or died. Stesichorus adapted the simile to restore Death's ugliness while still retaining the poignancy of the moment:
Stesichorus
Idiom
the free dictionary. "As easy as pie" is a popular colloquial idiom and simile which is used to describe a task or experience as pleasurable and simple
As_easy_as_pie
Genus of flies
family Tachinidae. There is one described species in Eucorpulentosoma, E. simile. "Eucorpulentosoma". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25. O'Hara, James E. "Taxonomic
Eucorpulentosoma
American multinational financial technology company
2018). "PayPal to acquire machine learning-powered fraud detection startup Simility for $120 million". VentureBeat. Retrieved November 7, 2024. Sawers, Paul
PayPal
1667 epic poem by John Milton
and an elevated poetic style. In particular, the poem often uses Homeric similes. Milton repurposes these epic conventions to create a new biblical epic
Paradise_Lost
Genus of crustaceans
(Vanhöffen, 1911) Apocorophium louisianum (Shoemaker, 1934) Apocorophium simile (Shoemaker, 1943) Jim Lowry (2011). Lowry J (ed.). "Apocorophium Bousfield
Apocorophium
2007 studio album by Eluvium
2006 Genre Ambient Length 54:45 Label Temporary Residence Eluvium chronology When I Live by the Garden and the Sea (2006) Copia (2007) Similes (2010)
Copia_(album)
Earliest attested Turkic language
to/till end Instrumental -In/-Un okun with arrow Comitative -lXgU -lUgUn iniliğü together with young brother Similative -lAyU yultuzlayu like star(s)
Old_Turkic
Plot device used in science-fiction stories
(published in Captain Future in 1942) referring to the hive mind of bees as a simile, then James H. Schmitz's Second Night of Summer (1950). A group mind might
Group_mind_(science_fiction)
1921 – 20 June 2006) was a Tamil poet, recognized for his poetic use of similes. He was called "Uvamai Kavignar" ("poet of comparisons"). Suratha was born
Suratha
Species of flowering plant
villarsianum (Jord.) Rouy & Foucaud Geranium semiglabrum Jord. ex Boreau Geranium simile Jord. ex Nyman Geranium villarsianum Jord. Robertium minutiflorum (Jord
Geranium_purpureum
Comedy of Lope de Vega
the dog continues to forbid people access to the beds, giving rise to the simile "he's like the gardener's dog that eats no cabbage and won't let others
The_Dog_in_the_Manger_(play)
2011 novel by China Miéville
create literal similes by recruiting individuals to perform activities that can then become allusions in Language. Avice herself became a simile when younger
Embassytown
Text for clarification; one of four rhetorical modes
Objectification Personification Referential density Relevance Rhetorical devices Simile Species description Verisimilitude Crews (1977, p. 13) Crews (1977, p. 13)
Description
French revolutionary, lawyer and politician (1758–1794)
authentiques de Maximilien de Robespierre: ornés de son portrait, et de fac-similé de son écriture extraits de ses Mémoires (in French). Moreau-Rosier – via
Maximilien_Robespierre
First book containing photographs
The Open Door VII. Leaf of a Plant VIII. A Scene in a Library IX. Fac-simile of an Old Printed Page X. The Haystack XI. Copy of a Lithographic Print
The_Pencil_of_Nature
Contrast is the antonym of simile. In poetic compositions, it is common for poets to set out an elaborate contrast or elaborate simile as the argument. For
Contrast_(literary)
Thickened and hardened area of skin
to hands left cracked and chapped due to manual work, and are used as similes for someone deemed a hard worker. Calluses have also been known to develop
Callus
Christian theologian and philosopher (354–430)
variety of rhetorical devices that included analogies, word pictures, similes, metaphors, repetition, and antithesis when trying to explain more about
Augustine_of_Hippo
1851 novel by Herman Melville
in the middle of "Knights and Squires". The elaborate use of the Homeric simile may not have been learned from Homer himself, yet Matthiessen finds the
Moby-Dick
Family of fungi
Geoglossum difforme Geoglossum simile Geoglossum sphagnophilum Geoglossum cookeanum, G. glabrum Geoglossum umbratile Geoglossum nigritum Geoglossum barlae
Geoglossaceae
7th century Umayyad poet
forearm, of the lazy pomegranate, of the Futuwwa whispering its desert near simile, of the Bedouin eyes, the fire, the cheek. She is for me an adventure stirring
Qays_ibn_al-Mulawwah
Latin epic poem by Virgil
personification, metaphor, and simile in his work, usually to add drama and tension to the scene. An example of a simile can be found in book II when Aeneas
Aeneid
Species of flowering plant
arenarium (Eckl.) Kuntze Bulbocodium latifolium (Baker) Kuntze Bulbocodium simile (Eckl.) Kuntze Geissorhiza recurvifolia (Poir.) Klatt Ixia bulbocodium Thunb
Romulea_flava
SIMILE
SIMILE
SIMILE
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English
West Town; From the Western Settlement
Boy/Male
Tamil
Praise of the God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Tibbs.
Boy/Male
Greek
Ready to fight.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Loving; Desiring
Girl/Female
Christian, Indian, Spanish
Dedicated to God; Variation of Isabel
Girl/Female
Arabic
Form of Neila
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Rye Merchant
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and German
Dutch and German : from the personal name Nel, a reduced form of Cornelius.South German : nickname from Middle High German nelle ‘crown of the head’, perhaps denoting an obstinate person.English : from the Middle English personal name Nel(le), a variant of Neill.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Beautiful Face; Whose Word Comes True
SIMILE
SIMILE
SIMILE
SIMILE
SIMILE
pl.
of Simile
n.
Illustration by comparison; simile.
n.
The act of likening, or that which likens, one thing to another; fanciful or imaginative comparison; a simile.
n.
A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else; a similitude; a poetical or imaginative comparison.
n.
The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea.
n.
A comparison; a simile.
a.
Not digestible in the mind; distressful; intolerable; as, an indigestible simile.