I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like: A Comprehensive Compilation of History's Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes more books like this

by Dr. Mardy Grothe, PH.D.

'An idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor' - Robert Frost. 'It is metaphor above all else that gives clearness, charm and distinction to the style' - Aristotle. Throughout history, great minds have demonstrated a special ability to ingeniously and creatively find a relationship between things that initially seem ...

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Crazy Like a Fox: A Simile Story more books like this

by Loreen Leedy (Illustrator)

Rufus the fox is up to something. He sneaks up on Babette and roars like a lion. An angry Babette chases Rufus all over town. But is Rufus being chased or is he actually leading Babette to a surprise destination? Full color.

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--As One Mad with Wine and Other Similes: And Other Similes more books like this

by Elyse Sommer, Mike Sommer

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Eyes Like Butterflies more books like this

by Terence Hodgson

Eyes Like Butterflies is a treasury of memorable and resonant similes and metaphors taken from modern English literature. The thousands of images collected in this book are arranged by theme and range from the charming ('pillow-fighting clouds') to the startling ('the eyes of a Belsen stoker'). It will be a source of reference and inspiration for ...

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Happy as a Clam: And 9,999 Other Similes more books like this

by Larry Wright

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Falser Than a Weeping Crocodile and Other Similes more books like this

by Elyse Sommer, Mike Sommer

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Similes Dictionary more books like this

by Elyse Sommer

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As: A Surfeit of Similes more books like this

by Norton Juster, David Small (Illustrator)

In verse that is as bright as a penny, Juster has stirred up a storm of similes, and Small has brilliantly captured them all. It's as much fun as a barrel of monkeys.

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On a Marche Sur La Lune (Fac-Simile Couleurs)

by Herge

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Let a Simile Be Your Umbrella more books like this

by William Safire

The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Magazine columnist presents his 12th volume of essays on language usage.

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Die Elixiere des Teufels

by E. T. A. Hoffmann

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The book of similes more books like this

by Dr. Robert Baldwin

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A Dictionary of Similes more books like this

by Frank Jenners Wilstach

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Stevens and Simile: A Theory of Language more books like this

by Jacqueline Vaught Brogan

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Similes: As Gentle as a Lamb, Spin Like a Top, & Other "Like" or "As" Comparisons Between Unlike Things more books like this

by Joan Hanson

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All the Names in Heaven: A Reference Guide to Milton's Supernatural Names and Epic Similes more books like this

by Larry Isitt

All the Names in Heaven lists and highlights more than 2200 names and nearly 250 similes that appear in each book of Milton's epic. Divided into three sections, this volume offers readers a comprehensive overview of the names and similes, including the number and percentages for each type. Isitt catalogs all the names in Paradise Lost, listed book ...

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You Dance Like an Ostrich!: A Book of Similes more books like this

by Sylvia Root Tester

An illustrated introduction to the simile.

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Histoire comique de Francion : fac-similé de l'édition originale de 1623

by Charles Sorel, Jeroom Vercruysse

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Similes and Metaphors more books like this

by Ann Heinrichs

The key to making literacy more exciting is finding ways to liven up the written word. Students will be amazed to see how certain figures of speech can add creativity to the simplest of sentences. Discover how similes and metaphors can paint vivid pictures that are sure to make both reading and writing more pleasurable.

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Metaphors, Similes, and Other Word Pictures more books like this

by Jennifer Fandel

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Ancient Rhetorical Theories of Simile and Comparison more books like this

by Marsh H. McCall

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As: A Surfeit of Similes more books like this

by William Juster, Norton Juster, Gevins

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The Music of the Ephrata Cloister: Also Conrad Beissel's Treatise on Music as Set Forth in a Preface to the "Turtel Taube" of 1747, Amplified with Fac-Simile Reproductions of Parts of the Text and Some Original Ephrata Music of the Weyrauchs Hugel... more books like this

by Julius Friedrich Sachse

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The worn-out skin : contemplations on a Buddhist poem, The serpent simile, Uraga sutta of the Sutta nipata more books like this

by Thera Nyanaponika

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The New England primer; a history of its origin and development with a reprint of the unique copy of the earliest known edition and many fac-simile illustrations and reproductions more books like this

by Paul Leicester Ford

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