Assertion: simile | /r/CapableOf | involve the comparison of one thing
Facets:
value: with another of a different kind
type: OTHER
value: as ornament
type: MANNER
value: as an illustration
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).
text: A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another of a different kind, as a description using the words like or as.
text: A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another of a different kind,as an illustration or ornament (e.g.as brave as a lion or as strong as an ox).
text: A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable and a simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).
text: A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable and a simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).
text: A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable and a simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).