English stylistics. Simile

Август 11, 2022

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2. What is a simile? A simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially dissimilar
3. What is a simile? The foundation of a simile is a feature when the unimportant properties
4. What is a simile? A proper simile creates an explicit comparison between two things that are
5. The functions of similes Making writing more interesting Making writing more concise Expression of comparison Giving
6. Difference between Simile and Metaphor Love is a song that never ends One simple theme repeating
7. Common Examples of Simile as light as a feather as fit as a fiddle as good
8. Attention! She is clever as her brother. => comparison She works as a hairdresser. => fact
9. More examples Love is like the wild rose-briar (Emily Bronte) Keep love in your heart. A
10. Exercises №1 Choose the best answer: 1. Is there anything to eat? I'm as hungry as
11. 3. You'll have to speak up when you're with Tom; he's as deaf as a …
12. 5. I can't see a thing without my glasses. I'm as blind as a … bee
13. 7. I promise I won't wake you up when I get home. I'll be as quiet
14. №2 Complete the following sentences using suitable words from the box. [bee, bat, wolf, grass, feather,
15. №3 Identify whether the comparison is a metaphor or a simile. 1. Katie swims like a
16. 5. The house was lit up like a Christmas tree. 6. The kicking baby was a
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What is a simile?
A simile is a figure of speech in

which two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are expressly compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as.”
Like or as are language constructs that establish equivalency.

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What is a simile?
The foundation of a simile is a feature

when the unimportant properties of the compared objects are not taken into account, only the quality which is essential for the speaker is taken.

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What is a simile?
A proper simile creates an explicit comparison between

two things that are different enough from each other such that their comparability appears unlikely.

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The functions of similes
Making writing more interesting
Making writing more concise
Expression of

comparison
Giving greater significance to the text
Similes add layered meaning and interest to writing

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Difference between Simile and Metaphor
Love is a song that never ends One

simple theme repeating Like the voice of a heavenly choir Love’s sweet music flows on

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Common Examples of Simile
as light as a feather
as fit as a

fiddle
as good as gold
as quick as a flash
as sober as a judge
as easy as ABC

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Attention!
She is clever as her brother.
=> comparison
She works as a hairdresser.
=>

fact

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More examples
Love is like the wild rose-briar (Emily Bronte)
Keep love in

your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. (Oscar Wilde)
All those moments will be lost in time, like… tears in rain. (Blade Runner)
The pain is like an axe that chops my heart. (Yann Martel)
Being with her I feel a pain, like a frozen knife stuck in my chest. (Haruki Murakami)

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Exercises
№1 Choose the best answer:
1. Is there anything to eat? I'm

as hungry as a …
wolf
dog
cat
mouse
2. It hasn't rained for months – the ground's as dry as a …
desert
brick
bone
stone

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3. You'll have to speak up when you're with Tom; he's

as deaf as a …
brick
post
dog
4. Mike was so embarrassed when we found out he was lying: his face was as red as a …
cherry
strawberry
raspberry
beetroot

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5. I can't see a thing without my glasses. I'm as

blind as a …
bee
beetle
badger
bat
6. Your brother's as thin as a … . Is he eating enough?
pole
rake
stick

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7. I promise I won't wake you up when I get

home. I'll be as quiet as a …
Mouse
Beetle
Baby
tree
8. This bag's not heavy – it's as light as a …
flea
feather
lamp
lamb

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№2 Complete the following sentences using suitable words from the box.
[bee,

bat, wolf, grass, feather, fox, cucumber, honey, egg]
As light as a …
As sweet as …
As bald as an …
As cunning as a …
As blind as a …
As busy as a …
As hungry as a …
As cool as a …
As green as …

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№3 Identify whether the comparison is a metaphor or a simile.
1.

Katie swims like a dolphin.
2. The wind was a wolf howling in the dark.
3. The alarm clock is my siren, warning me of a new day.
4. The small boy jumped around and played like a monkey at the doctor’s office.

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5. The house was lit up like a Christmas tree.
6.

The kicking baby was a little kangaroo.
7. The voice of director was as loud as thunder and startled all of the children.
8. This blanket is a soft bag of feathers.