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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
Act 1, Scene 1
Explanation and Analysis—The Glorious Sun:
Berowne resists Ferdinand’s obsession with study, arguing that too much study is useless and can even be detrimental to a student. He uses a simile to help make this argument:
Study is like the heaven’s glorious sun,
That will not be deep-searched with saucy looks.
Small have continual plodders ever won,
Save base authority from others’ books.
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Act 2, Scene 1
Explanation and Analysis—Jewels in Crystal :
After the Princess of France meets King Ferdinand, Boyet teases her while recalling how smitten the King looked. He relies on a simile to describe Ferdinand’s expression:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Methought all his senses were locked in his eye,
As jewels in crystal for some prince to buy,
Who, tend’ring their own worth from where they
were glassed,
Did point you to buy them along as they passed.
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