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Jean-Claude Choul wrote on Mar 14th 2002, 03:37:31 about
simile
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Simile is one of the most common tools of connectedness, readily available with syntactic schemata, such as »(X is) as Y as Z« – as cold as ice, and »X Verb like Y« – his face shone like the sun. It is traditionally considered as the first step to metaphor (»a sea of arms«, »oceans of room«). Both are instances of analogy. The keyword here is figurative. »She is as cold as ice« could be construed as »She's been dead for some time«. Most metaphors can be explained by resorting to the simile structure, but some will require a »linking statement«, especially if they are old or have been completely lexicalized, such as the teeth of a comb or »stiff« for a dead body. Resemblance is not a mandatory condition, since only one predicated feature is used for comparison. Other considerations are often involved, such as abstract/concrete and animate/inanimate. Metaphors contribute to polysemy.
passivity wrote on Jul 1st 2001, 23:57:28 about
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...in his travels, he was bouncing about the islands like a ballbearing in a bathroom.
passivity wrote on Jul 1st 2001, 23:58:43 about
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...she has the sense of direction of a bunch of firecrackers.
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bus
Created on Aug 11th 2004, 06:31:56 by Tomas, contains 7 texts
twilight
Created on Jul 16th 2000, 09:20:15 by ike, contains 9 texts
trousers
Created on May 2nd 2000, 01:06:40 by mrekey, contains 24 texts
unconscious
Created on Mar 11th 2007, 21:16:29 by pippi longstockings, contains 1 texts
Fire
Created on Sep 22nd 2000, 18:10:44 by cYRRill, contains 43 texts
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bargeld
Created on Jan 20th 2001, 20:10:53 by Metzgervereinigung, contains 43 texts
Ernstnehmer
Created on Jun 28th 2008, 10:57:46 by Die Leiche, contains 6 texts
Hommingberger-Gepardenforellen-Brotaufstrich
Created on May 4th 2005, 03:58:14 by broempfftoenk, contains 5 texts
Todesbotschaft
Created on May 26th 2002, 10:05:25 by Garon, contains 11 texts
Parallelaktion
Created on Jan 7th 2003, 19:24:59 by humdinger, contains 10 texts
Abdankungszeremonie
Created on Oct 7th 2010, 18:09:29 by Gelber Onkel, contains 6 texts
Anchorage
Created on Feb 26th 2003, 15:42:00 by mod, contains 5 texts
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