| 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 May 15th 2004, 05:48:03 wrote
zahra mohammadi about simile
on Jan 4th 2003, 01:59:50 wrote
marius about simile
on Jun 21st 2007, 08:07:44 wrote
dsfds 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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strong
Created on Apr 19th 2000, 05:25:21 by Lori, contains 16 texts
post
Created on Aug 26th 2004, 04:41:43 by jkt, contains 37 texts
rebel
Created on Mar 12th 2001, 23:11:54 by the old pirate, contains 14 texts
peroxide
Created on Jan 10th 2001, 20:52:59 by KD, contains 9 texts
copper
Created on May 1st 2004, 10:57:35 by Greta, contains 2 texts
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| Some random keywords in the german Blaster |
Laura
Created on Mar 28th 2001, 13:17:41 by Cookie, contains 68 texts
Birkenstock
Created on Apr 27th 2001, 11:06:54 by Benji, contains 60 texts
Friedensdemo
Created on Mar 1st 2003, 00:05:37 by mod, contains 13 texts
Palmon
Created on Nov 10th 2000, 21:18:29 by Dexter EM, contains 11 texts
funktionalität
Created on Jan 30th 2000, 20:46:29 by Metzgervereinigung, contains 37 texts
typonaut
Created on Mar 21st 2000, 14:40:53 by christoph, contains 13 texts
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