October 2008
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The Death Of The Simile [REBLARG!]
lindsayrobertson:
Has anyone done anything on the death of the simile? We all know the “like or as” rule, but everyone just says “metaphor” because, really. RIP the simile: Whenever - the past few years. It’s like “defenestration”: a totally unecessary word. Except simile had the distinction of more know-it-all defenders. There’s a metaphor there.
While I agree that everyone has given up making...
