SIMILE, FIGURES OF SPEECH

SIMILIE: FIGURE OF SPEECH

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FIGURES OF SPEECH

A figure of speech is a departure from the ordinary form of expression, or the ordinary course of ideas in order to produce a greater effect.

Figures of speech may be classified as under:

1.       Those based on resemblance, such as Simile, Metaphor, Personification and Apostrophe.

2.       Those based on contrast, such as Antithesis and Epigram.

3.       Those based on association, such as Metonymy and Synecdoche.

4.       Those based on construction, such as Climax and Anticlimax.

SIMILE

A simile is a comparison between two things of different kinds which have however at least one point in common. A simile is usually introduced by such words as LIKE, AS or SO.

Examples: a.  Neha entered into the room like a storm.

                    b. Life is like play.

                   c. He roared like a lion.

                   d. Love is like measles

                   e. Kashmir looks like heaven.

A thing that must be kept in mind in this context that  A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO THINGS OF THE SAME KINDS IS MERE COMPARISON, NOT SIMILE.
Example: Ishan is as strong as Harsh. This is just a comparison because both Ishan and Harsh belong to the same kind.
SIMILE IS A COMPARISON OF TWO THINGS WHICH ARE DIFFERENT.
Example: Ishan is as heavy as lead.
                 Harsh is as light as cotton.
                                                                               

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