What does the literary term "simile" mean? What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile? What are some examples of similes? Professor Peter Betjemann answers these questions using examples from everyday life and Stephen Crane's short story "The Open Boat." The short video is designed to help high school and college English students properly identify similes and to analyze their purposes in literary analysis.
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Timestamps
0:00 Simile Definition
0:49 Simile Literary Examples
1:33 Why Use Similes?
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