Dictionary of Australian Analogies, Similes, & Idioms: Descriptive, Informative, Audacious in the Extreme

Dictionary of Australian Analogies, Similes, & Idioms: Descriptive, Informative, Audacious in the Extreme
ISBN-10
1490786376
ISBN-13
9781490786377
Category
Reference
Pages
512
Language
English
Published
2018-03-12
Publisher
Trafford Publishing
Author
Kerrin P. Rowe

Description

What is an an-al-o-gy? Its a similarity between like features of two things which are quite different from each other, on which, a comparison may be based: the Analogy between the heart and a pump. Writers use analogies as a literary technique as a play-on-words or for the purpose of wit or amusement. What is a simile? A simile is (dictionary form) a figure of speech that makes a comparison showing similarities between two different things, the resemblance is drawn by use of like or as (they are) like two peas in a pod (he is) as a slippery as an eel.

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