The essence of simile is similitude; it is likeness and unlikeness, urging a comparison between different things. "You smell of time as a Bible smells of thumbs," the Irish poet Medbh McGuckian ...

In short similes and longer ones of the conceited and courtly varieties, the vehicle is usually subordinate to the tenor, which is part of the main discourse. But in Homeric similes, the vehicle's ...

Similes give your mind “permission” to think in new and varied ways. No longer bound to logical thinking, you are free to craft a wealth of potential possibilities.

Similes and comparisons have various literary functions and are often used as structuring elements in the narrative. Death similes are used to characterize the victim and aggressor during their fatal ...