as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus 
(ROOT (ADJP (RB as) (JJ stiff) (, ,) (JJ ponderous) (CC and) (JJ charmless) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (JJ mechanical) (NN apparatus)))))
(ROOT (ADJP (RB ) (JJ ) (, ) (JJ ) (CC ) (JJ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )))))