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Definition of Simile
A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things. To make the comparison, similes most often use the connecting words "like" or "as," but can also... read full definition
A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things. To make the comparison, similes most often use the connecting words "like... read full definition
A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things. To make the comparison, similes most often... read full definition
Chapter 4
Explanation and Analysis—Happy in their Work:
The windmill is taking a long time and a huge amount of work to complete, but the animals are happy to do it. As he describes their feelings, Orwell uses a simile to underscore the intensity of their ceaseless, painful work:
All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were happy in their work: they grudged no effort or sacrifice, well aware that everything that they did was for the benefit of themselves and those of their kind who would come after them.
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Chapter 6
Explanation and Analysis—Like a Radish:
In this passage from the middle of the novel, Orwell uses a simile to show the effect of natural and man-made “disasters” on the farm and the flag the animals have proudly hoisted. After a night of terrible weather, the following occurs:
Unlock with LitCharts A+In the morning the animals came out of their stalls to find that the flagstaff had been blown down and an elm tree at the foot of the orchard had been plucked up like a radish.
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