| 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 Jun 5th 2002, 20:34:42 wrote
amontg 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
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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 |
Wimbledon
Created on Dec 5th 2002, 00:21:59 by Andrew Denny, contains 7 texts
somewhere
Created on Jul 31st 2002, 03:08:39 by Daniel Arnold, contains 6 texts
sleep
Created on Mar 29th 2000, 02:24:32 by Dragan, contains 68 texts
decide
Created on May 6th 2003, 21:52:52 by Topical68, contains 2 texts
east
Created on Sep 3rd 2004, 10:19:59 by Boots Myriad, contains 3 texts
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Bundesanleihen
Created on Nov 20th 2002, 13:58:40 by mcnep, contains 7 texts
Was-krabbelt-da-hinterm-Küchenschrank
Created on Oct 24th 2006, 20:19:09 by platypus, contains 30 texts
aufgehört
Created on Oct 14th 2003, 08:03:27 by Schmetterling, contains 6 texts
Kantig-echt-erfolgreich
Created on Apr 13th 2002, 17:58:45 by Karpfen & Krapfen, contains 19 texts
literaturgroupie
Created on Jun 20th 2001, 22:10:12 by jezabel, contains 11 texts
Brandmauer
Created on Sep 17th 2006, 13:54:58 by Öschi, contains 6 texts
Bonbontüten
Created on Dec 5th 2004, 02:33:47 by Rufus, contains 3 texts
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