SIMILE


Meaning of SIMILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sɪmɪli ]

( similes)

A simile is an expression which describes a person or thing as being similar to someone or something else. For example, the sentences ‘She runs like a deer’ and ‘He’s as white as a sheet’ contain similes.

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