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==Origin==
[[Latin]] simile, neuter of similis like. With the [[form]] simily
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: : a [[figure of speech]] comparing two [[Difference|unlike]] [[things]] that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) — compare [[metaphor]]
*2: Likeness, resemblance; similarity.
*3: The likeness of a [[thing]].
==Description==
A '''simile''' is a [[figure of speech]] that directly [[compare]]s [[two]] [[different]] [[things]], usually by employing the [[words]] "like", "as", or "than". Even though both ''similes'' and [[metaphors]] are forms of [[comparison]], similes indirectly compare the two [[ideas]] and allow them to remain distinct in spite of their similarities, whereas [[metaphors]] compare two things directly. For instance, a simile that compares a [[person]] with a bullet would go as follows: "Chris was a record-setting runner as fast as a speeding bullet." A [[metaphor]] might read something like, "When Chris ran, he was a speeding bullet racing along the track."
A mnemonic for a ''simile'' is that "a simile is similar or alike."
==See also==
*'''''[[Analogy]]'''''
*'''''[[Metaphor]]'''''
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
==Origin==
[[Latin]] simile, neuter of similis like. With the [[form]] simily
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: : a [[figure of speech]] comparing two [[Difference|unlike]] [[things]] that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) — compare [[metaphor]]
*2: Likeness, resemblance; similarity.
*3: The likeness of a [[thing]].
==Description==
A '''simile''' is a [[figure of speech]] that directly [[compare]]s [[two]] [[different]] [[things]], usually by employing the [[words]] "like", "as", or "than". Even though both ''similes'' and [[metaphors]] are forms of [[comparison]], similes indirectly compare the two [[ideas]] and allow them to remain distinct in spite of their similarities, whereas [[metaphors]] compare two things directly. For instance, a simile that compares a [[person]] with a bullet would go as follows: "Chris was a record-setting runner as fast as a speeding bullet." A [[metaphor]] might read something like, "When Chris ran, he was a speeding bullet racing along the track."
A mnemonic for a ''simile'' is that "a simile is similar or alike."
==See also==
*'''''[[Analogy]]'''''
*'''''[[Metaphor]]'''''
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
