SIMILE AS LEXICO-SYNTACTICAL DEVICE
Abstract
This article explores the numerous types and uses of similes in literature, highlighting their value as literary devices. It demonstrates how simile enhances descriptive language, arouses emotions, and deepens thematic complexity through study of examples from many genres and cultural contexts, thereby improving the reader's comprehension and appreciation of literary texts.
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