Metaphorically Speaking: the Glorious Art of Simile
Words: 736 1548Ah, simile! That most elegant of literary devices, where one thing is compared to another with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer wielded by a poet on a caffeine high. It's the unsung hero of literary devices, bravely stepping in to help writers express comparisons without resorting to the lazy crutch of metaphor. Because why say something is something else when you can say it’s merely like it? Simile is the cornerstone of literary pretension, allowing even the most pedestrian […]