| Amount of texts to »simile« |
13, and there are 11 texts (84.62%)
with a rating above the adjusted level
(-3) |
| Average lenght of texts
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151 Characters |
| Average Rating |
1.846 points, 5 Not rated texts |
| First text |
on Jul 1st 2001, 23:55:20 wrote
passivity
about simile |
| Latest text |
on Jun 21st 2007, 08:07:44 wrote
dsfds
about simile |
Some texts that have not been rated at all
(overall: 5) |
on Jun 21st 2007, 08:07:44 wrote
dsfds about simile
on May 15th 2004, 05:48:03 wrote
zahra mohammadi about simile
on Jan 4th 2003, 01:59:50 wrote
marius about simile
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Texts to »Simile«
Jean-Claude Choul wrote on Mar 14th 2002, 03:37:31 about
simile
Rating: 12 point(s) |
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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
simile
Rating: 7 point(s) |
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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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Rating: 3 point(s) |
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...she has the sense of direction of a bunch of firecrackers.
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books
Created on Feb 12th 2001, 04:47:48 by alistair duncan, contains 17 texts
Polysemy
Created on Mar 11th 2002, 10:01:18 by Jean-Claude Choul, contains 11 texts
gymnastics
Created on Aug 3rd 2007, 13:50:15 by Werner, contains 3 texts
Friday
Created on Nov 4th 2004, 09:59:42 by David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, contains 3 texts
Mongolia
Created on Dec 29th 2004, 05:24:41 by Klaxzon, contains 4 texts
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Frustrationsabsorber
Created on May 1st 2002, 14:20:32 by Hans, contains 12 texts
Yuppielutscher
Created on Aug 21st 2001, 06:04:29 by zyn, contains 12 texts
Solaris
Created on May 9th 2001, 09:51:11 by Nils, contains 26 texts
Körperöffnungen
Created on Jan 15th 2001, 22:49:14 by MCnep, contains 46 texts
Spekulation
Created on Mar 1st 2002, 00:36:31 by dENIS, contains 13 texts
mutation
Created on Jul 3rd 2001, 19:58:36 by Mäggi, contains 15 texts
Meisterbrief
Created on Jul 24th 2001, 14:36:37 by wauz, contains 14 texts
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