Charles Dickens: The wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile.

Mind! I don't mean to say that I know of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the country's done for. You will, therefore, permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
https://ia801605.us.archive.org/1/items/christmascar00dick/christmascar00dick.pdf

#AChristmasCarol #books #similes

Similes for Nature – Paint Your Words with Vivid Imagery
🌿Want to make your writing come alive? ✍️ Explore the most captivating similes for nature, from “as bright as emerald” to “like a whisper in the wind.” Perfect for storytellers, poets, and nature lovers.
👉 See the full list and spark your creativity: https://idiomandmetaphor.com/similes-for-nature/
#NatureWriting #CreativeWriting #Similes #WritingTips #PoetryLovers #Storytelling #NatureInspiration #WritersCommunity #WritingSkills

More similes

Open Mentions challenged us to complete this sentence: As unmotivated as…

As unmotivated as…

… a teenager on laundry day.

… a wage slave ten minutes before knocking off time.

… an anime sequel.

… pandas dating

… an oil executive at a climate conference

… Trump at a tribunal

… a depressed sloth at nap time on do nothing Monday during the festival of laziness

#funWithWords #similes

My similes

Matt challenged us to complete this sentence: As unmotivated as…

As unmotivated as…

… a kitty in clean laundry.

… a DOGE team member asked to do actual accounting work.

… a man, going through his twelfth divorce, answering questions about the benefits of child support payments.

… a cat taking medication

… an author with writers’ block

#cats #similes

Similes Countdown (longplay) for the ZX81

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4D6qPLjUNY

#SimilesCountdown #ZX81 #Educational #EducationalGame #Edutainment #Education #Quiz #Similes #Simile #Longplay #AVCSoftware

#LearnEnglish with #NLSLearn
#Similes
www.nlslearn.com/similes.html

Word Search Puzzle 633

Word List : #preloss #suther #egeria #weer #chippy #metin #diwans #norroway #apostle #similes #reparel #groupie #agedness #tact #hekteus #makuk #fucosan #redbirds

http://karafinance.com/2024/02/27/word-search-puzzle-633/

https://specstories.substack.com/p/figures-of-speech

#FiguresOfSpeech

These #RhetoricalDevices add color and vividness to written or spoken words, making them more engaging and memorable.
#Similes #Metaphors #Personification #Hyperbole #Onomatopoeia #Alliteration #Symbolism #Irony #Oxymoron #Allegory

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During my brief foray into the world of #ELA #education, I found it helpful to give my students a breakdown of some of the most common #metaphors and #similes which easily grow into #symbols and hint at #theme.

So, a few years later, I decided to write about it - because why not?

"Raining in the Dark Cave of My Winter Car (Part One)" - https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/raining-in-the-dark-cave-of-my-winter-car-part-one/

"Raining in the Dark Cave of My Winter Car (Part Two)" - https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/raining-in-the-dark-cave-of-my-winter-car-part-two/

#LiteraryDevices #education #teacher #language #writing

Anybody ever heard/used the phrase "smile like a cheeseburger"? If yes, define please!

#words
#idioms
#phrases
#similes
#language
#WordNerds

Oh No, National Review Discovered Dems' Fiendish Plan To Keep Planet Habitable! https://www.wonkette.com/oh-no-national-review-discovered-dems-fiendish-plan-to-keep-planet-habitable

#National_review #Noah_rothman #Climate_change #Global_warming #Energy_transition #Denis_leary #Science #Climate_science #Climate_denial #Appliances #Gas_stoves #Modern_convenience #Culture_war #A_doktor_of_rhetoric #Methane_gas #Natural_gas #Palo_alto #Cultural_resentment #Similes #Electric_vehicles #Clean_energy

Some similes and metaphors come up over and over in literature, poetry, pop songs, and the visual arts. Most lend themselves just as easily to larger uses like symbolism theme-ish stuff. In this post, I look at a few easy examples suitable for the classroom.

"Raining In The Dark Cave Of My Winter Car (Part Two)" -

https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/raining-dark-cave-my-winter-car-part-two

#metaphors #similes #LiteraryDevices #ELA #symbolism #teacher #edutooter @edutooters

There are a dozen or so metaphors and symbols so common as to constitute the burgers, fries, and chicken strips on any literary devices menu...

"Raining In The Dark Cave Of My Winter Car" -

https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/raining-dark-cave-my-winter-car

#LiteraryDevices #metaphors #similes #symbolism #ELA #teachers #edutooters @edutooters

Like A Metaphor (Compared for the Very First Time) - https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/metaphor
#ELA #metaphors #similes #teachers #edutooter @edutooters