A simile is comparative whereas a metaphor is non-literal.
On a single page:
"Like a hawk upon a lemming, there the invaders were."
"The courage spilled from him like water from a cupped hand flung open."
"Surf growled afar, as if the Bear Spirit spoke in anger."
If we remove similes and metaphors, then we are left with something like:
"There the invaders were."
"His courage ended."
"Surf sounded afar."
In Poul Anderson's text, we appreciate both the narrative and the language.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Without the use of similes, metaphors, analogies, etc., a writer is all too likely to find his work becoming flat, plain, colorless, BORING to read. The monochromatic writing of Isaac Asimov's stories was one reason why I became so dissatisfied with them.
Ad astra! Sean
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