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simile
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Japanese Meaning
直喩：2つの異なる対象を『like』や『as』などの語を用いて明確に比較する修辞技法。例えば、ある対象が別の対象に似ていることを直接的に表現する方法。
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A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
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Her novel is full of vivid imagery, and one particularly memorable simile compared the old house to a sleeping giant.
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Her novel is full of vivid imagery, and one particularly memorable simile compared the old house to a sleeping giant.
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