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simile
noun
(sim-i-le)
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses)
simile
noun
(sim-i-le)
an extended simile that is used typically in epic poetry to intensify the heroic stature of the subject
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analogy
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mot juste
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onomatopoeia
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idiom
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