3 quotes about simile follow in order of popularity. Be sure to bookmark and share your favorites!

I will not go so far as to say that to construct a history of thought without profound study of the mathematical ideas of successive epochs is like omitting Hamlet from the play which is named after him. . . But it is certainly analogous to cutting out the part of Ophelia. This simile is singularly exact. For Ophelia is quite essential to the play, she is very charming-- and a little mad.

Alfred North Whitehead
0

We let them choose their favorite author, read a passage and talk about the format they used, their word choice and use of simile or metaphors.

Robyn Rogers
0

George Orwell's advice from 1946 is still worth following: `Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print'.

John Lister
0