Simile
A simile () is a figure of speech that directly "compares" two things. Similes differ from other metaphors by highlighting the similarities between two things using comparison words such as "like", "as", "so", or "than", while other metaphors create an implicit comparison (i.e. saying something ""is"" something else). This distinction is evident in the etymology of the words: simile derives from the Latin word "similis" ("similar, like"), while metaphor derives from the Greek word "metapherein" ("to transfer"). Like in the case of metaphors, the thing that is being compared is called the tenor, and the thing it is being compared  to is called the vehicle. Author and lexicographer Frank J. Wilstach compiled a dictionary of similes in 1916, with a second edition in 1924. Uses. In comedy. Similes are used extensively in British comedy, notably in the slapstick era of the 1960s and 1970s. In comedy, the simile is often used in negative style: "he was as daft as a brush." They are also used in comedic context where a sensitive subject is broached, and the comedian will test the audience with response to subtle implicit simile before going deeper. The sitcom "Blackadder" featured the use of extended similes, normally  said by the title character. For example: In languages other than English. Given that similes emphasize affinities between different objects, they occur in many cultures and languages. Arabic. Sayf al-Din al-Amidi discussed Arabic similes in 1805: "On Substantiation Through Transitive Relations". Vietnamese. Thuy Nga Nguyen and Ghil'ad Zuckermann (2012) classify Vietnamese similes into two types: Meaning Similes and Rhyming Similes. The following is an example: Whereas the above Vietnamese example is of a rhyming simile, the English simile "(as) poor as a church mouse" is only a semantic simile. Telugu. In telugu, simile is known as upamaalankaaramu (). Based  on the components of the sentence in which the comparison is made, they are classified into complete (పూర్ణోపమాలంకారము- puurnopamaalankaaramu) and incomplete (లుప్తోపమాలంకారము- lupthopamaalankaaramu) similes. The classic example of a complete simile is: ఆమె ముఖము చంద్రబింబము వలెనున్నది (Her face looks like a moon).