| 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 5th 2002, 20:34:42 wrote
amontg about simile
on Jan 4th 2003, 01:59:50 wrote
marius about simile
on May 15th 2004, 05:48:03 wrote
zahra mohammadi 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, 23:58:43 about
simile
Rating: 3 point(s) |
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...she has the sense of direction of a bunch of firecrackers.
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.
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continuing
Created on Jun 15th 2001, 02:58:34 by Daniel Arnold, contains 8 texts
light-white
Created on Aug 31st 2002, 20:42:45 by stormvogel, contains 6 texts
delight
Created on Jan 5th 2004, 21:11:57 by whatevernext96, contains 4 texts
pathetic
Created on Feb 23rd 2001, 04:39:50 by houska, contains 2 texts
awake
Created on Mar 27th 2001, 13:22:17 by skyelr, contains 12 texts
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| Some random keywords in the german Blaster |
Asozialisations-Blaster
Created on May 4th 2001, 21:50:01 by ski, contains 16 texts
Hahn
Created on Feb 14th 2000, 18:44:38 by Wilhelm Busch, contains 44 texts
Büste
Created on Apr 12th 2004, 21:49:56 by Das Gift, contains 7 texts
Pampelmusen
Created on Aug 4th 1999, 10:41:55 by ancalagon, contains 47 texts
Geheimgesellschaften
Created on Apr 16th 2007, 17:06:42 by mcnep, contains 10 texts
Hämorrhoidensalbe
Created on May 8th 2007, 15:42:15 by Tsche, contains 8 texts
PullerAlarm
Created on Feb 26th 2000, 03:00:44 by Rudi, contains 20 texts
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