Dictionary Of Australian Analogies, Similes, & Idioms: Descriptive, Informative, Audacious In The Extreme - 9781490786315

What is an An-al-o-gy? A similarity between like features of two things which are quite different from each other, on which, a comparison may be based: The Analogy between the heart and a pump. Writers use analogies as a literary technique as a play-on-words or for the purpose of wit or amusement. What is a Simile? A simile is (dictionary form) a figure of speech that makes a comparison showing similarities between two different things, the resemblance is drawn by use of like or as (they are) like two peas in a pod (he is) as a slippery as an eel.

• | Author: Kerrin P. Rowe
• | Publisher: Trafford
• | Publication Date: Mar 12, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 512 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Reference
• | ISBN-10: 1490786317
• | ISBN-13: 9781490786315