So, if possible skip like or as but don’t worry too much about it. Explanation. Generally, a metaphor sounds stronger than a simile. A simile is a figure of speech in which two fundamentally unlike things are explicitly compared, usually in a phrase introduced by like or as. He sprinkled a few power words to make a stronger impression, just like upping the volume of the music to create a better atmosphere on the dance floor. Sometimes, his similes are simple and short, almost cliché.

Thank you for reassuring me that it’s ok to use similes and metaphors even in serious blog posts I am new to blogging so I question absolutely everything.

I love this! :). This was my first sojourn into your excellent site, and I didn’t realize you were multi-lingual. Another great article. But the difference doesn’t matter a lot. I love your writing style. Thanks for this great reminder, and the links to your past work! I don’t have a book specifically about metaphors and similes but I do have a book on writing blog posts.

I never heard of these words earlier glad you shared.

(The differences between similes and metaphors are considered in the observations below.). You are awesome. Similes can provide a shortcut to painting such vivid imagery: His arms chopped the air like khaki windmills.

Ag Dankie, Skat. Thanks, Adding just a couple of similes or metaphors can instantly make a difference to a blog post so no need to worry about a dull first draft. ThoughtCo uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. It was my own silence.

Always interesting.

This is from his book The Long Good-Bye: Other similes are more unusual and vivid: his eyes were like holes poked in a snow bank, ‘Alcohol is like love,’ he said. I want to edit and repurpose them and this came at a perfect time.

I still struggle with my writing style sounding too much like business, engineering or tech pablum – nourishing but still bland. But Plath makes me re-think this. I think seriousness is overrated. Happy dancing, Patricia! Another excellent piece. You know me too well! "The simile sets two ideas side by side," said F.L. I try to make my words dance like you. You’re absolutely right. In parts of her book, she uses similes almost every other paragraph, and she stuffs three (3!!!)

I’ve been resisting it (with only a couple of exceptions) as I prefer writing something new but I think it’s better to review and update old stuff, too.

Perhaps: “I slid into the self-service elevator and pushed the button for my floor.

Thanks so much, Nathalie. Ha, yes! Thanks for the writing tip.

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You can find details of my courses and books here: https://www.enchantingmarketing.com/books-and-courses/ (books at the bottom). Switch on the music, hold a rose between your teeth, and make your hips writing swing. Jack Hart warns us in his book A Writer’s Coach, that similes “fall flat as often as they surprise and delight.”. I like dull as dishwater. Learn more about books and courses, I never saw myself as a writer, but in my early forties, I learned how to write and discovered the joy of writing.

Excellent blog as always, Henneke! . Your comment doesn’t sound like tech or business blah at all.

Thanks a lot Henneke, This is helpful. Thank you for your refreshing reminder that it’s ok to have fun with our writing. I hope you’ll find a way to dance around your writer’s block soon. Thank you for stopping by. Dr. Richard Nordquist is professor emeritus of rhetoric and English at Georgia Southern University and the author of several university-level grammar and composition textbooks.

? Suddenly, Harvey remembers what his writing teacher used to say: “Metaphors and similes are the spices of writing, adding color and personality to your words.”. Thank you! With just a few details, she’s able to set a scene or characterize a person. I'd like to receive the free email course. Thanks for your nudge! I’ll look into it! I so love the way you write and all the amazing ideas you come up with. Happy dancing! ‘The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. “Time has not stood still.

Not at all. But what do you think of occasional “verbing”. . Some popular simile examples from literature include: Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale (1985). In the original sentence “The doors folded shut like a noiseless accordion” the words noiseless and accordion linger in our minds a little as they come last even though the sounds are softer and the rhythm is less abrupt than the middle of the sentence (“shut like”). "[I]n the metaphor they become superimposed" (Style).

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