Simili

Simile Definition. A simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are expressly compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as.” Simile is used as a literary device to assert similarity with the help of like or as, which are language

Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack. (Rainer Maria Rilke) Simile is also found in many famous examples of poetry, prose , drama, lyrics, and even clever quotations. Here are some famous examples of simile:

Thuy Nga Nguyen and Ghil'ad Zuckermann (2012) classify Vietnamese similes into two types: Meaning Similes and Rhyming Similes. Whereas the above Vietnamese example is of a rhyming simile, the English simile " (as) poor as a church mouse" is only a semantic simile.

In telugu, simile is known as upamaalankaaramu ( ఉపమాలంకారము ). Based on the components of the sentence in which the comparison is made, they are classified into complete (పూర్ణోపమాలంకారము- puurnopamaalankaaramu) and incomplete (లుప్తోపమాలంకారము- lupthopamaalankaaramu) similes.