The Only Use
simile
in
Henry IV, Part 1
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- Thou hast the most unsavoury similes, and art, indeed, the most comparative, rascalliest, sweet young prince,—But, Hal, I pr'ythee trouble me no more with vanity.†
Scene 1.2similes = figures of speech that highlight similarity between things of different kinds
Definitions:
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(simile) a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things—usually using the words "like" or "as" — as in, "She is as quiet as a mouse."While metaphors and similes are both techniques of figurative language. The distinction is that a simile explicitly shows that a comparison is being made, by using words such as like or as. A metaphor simply substitutes words assuming the reader will understand that the meaning should not be taken literally.
"She is like a diamond in the rough" is a simile; while "She is a diamond in the rough" is a metaphor. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)