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Leopard's Head box, 19th century. Wood with metal tags, used to hold kola nuts in the royal court of Benin, where leopard was an epithet for a powerful person.. An animal epithet is a name used to label a person or group, by association with some perceived quality of an animal.
A simile (/ ˈ s ɪ m əl i /) is a type of figure of speech that directly compares two things. [1] [2] Similes are often contrasted with metaphors, where similes necessarily compare two things using words such as "like", "as", while metaphors often create an implicit comparison (i.e. saying something "is" something else).
The easiest stylistic device to identify is a simile, signaled by the use of the words "like" or "as". A simile is a comparison used to attract the reader's attention and describe something in descriptive terms. Example: "From up here on the fourteenth floor, my brother Charley looks like an insect scurrying among other insects." (from "Sweet ...
19. Your energy could make coffee jealous 20. You're like a human Swiss Army knife—somehow prepared for every random situation life throws at us
epic simile epic theater epigraph 1. An inscription on a statue, stone, or building. 2. The legend on a coin. 3. A quotation on the title page of a book. 4. A motto heading a new section or paragraph. [2] epilogue epiphany episode episteme epistle epistolary novel epistrophe Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of clauses or sentences. [39 ...
Image credits: AdamCSharp It’s important to supervise pets outside in freezing temperatures because if they’re left there too long, their body temperature can get dangerously low, increasing ...
The Stubborn" is an epithet given to: Louis X of France (1289–1316), King of France and King of Navarre; William I, Count of Burgundy (1020–1087), also Count of Mâcon; Thorkell the Stubborn, in Scandinavian sagas the slayer of Veborg, a shieldmaiden
A new HGTV designer is taking the reins on Love It or List It!. Following longtime co-host Hilary Farr's announcement that she was leaving the show in 2023 after 19 seasons, the long-running HGTV ...