| 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 Jan 4th 2003, 01:59:50 wrote
marius about simile
on Apr 13th 2002, 01:27:48 wrote
veronica peeples 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.
| Some random keywords |
Pokemon
Created on Dec 6th 2000, 21:26:15 by Dortessa, contains 23 texts
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Created on Jun 25th 2002, 09:04:50 by soni, contains 11 texts
fast
Created on Nov 25th 2002, 23:25:10 by quicky, contains 8 texts
megalomaniac
Created on Aug 26th 2007, 10:52:09 by baby blue, contains 1 texts
vibrations
Created on Dec 20th 2000, 16:10:43 by Gareth, contains 14 texts
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Jesusfreaks
Created on Apr 14th 2002, 00:37:59 by perlweiSS, contains 22 texts
Kommunist
Created on Feb 26th 2004, 19:55:37 by Das Gift, contains 25 texts
Posttraumatische-Belastungsstörung
Created on Apr 16th 2007, 21:47:06 by mcnep, contains 9 texts
Zimtsoldaten
Created on Nov 15th 2001, 00:41:56 by wire, contains 7 texts
sei-glöcklich-du-gutes-Kend
Created on Mar 12th 2009, 20:35:17 by Oliver, contains 6 texts
1933
Created on Apr 24th 2002, 04:23:18 by Daniel Arnold, contains 21 texts
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