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1 Homeric\ simile
extended simile, sustained expression of likenessSee: simileEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > Homeric\ simile
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2 simile
an imaginative comparison of two unlike objects belonging to two different classes on the grounds of similarity of some qualityThe one which is compared is called the tenor, the one with which it is compared, is called the vehicle. The tenor and the vehicle form the two semantic poles of the simile, which are connected by one of the following link words: "like", "as", "as though", "as if", "as like", "such as", "as... as", etc.She is like a rose.
He stood immovable like a rock in a torrent. (J.Reed)
His muscles are hard as rock. (T.Capote)
The conversation she began behaved like green logs: they fumed but would not fire. (T.Capote)
Source: V.A.K.••characterisation of one object by bringing it into contact with another object belonging to an entirely different class of things- excludes all the properties of the two objects except one which is made common to them;- forcibly set one object against another regardless of the fact that they may be completely alien to each other;Maidens, like moths, are ever caught by glare. (Byron)
Other words live but a short time and are like bubbles on the surface of water - they disappear leaving no trace of their existence. (I.R.G)
His mind was restless, but it worked perversely and thoughts jerked through his brain like the misfirings of a defective carburettor. (S.Maugham)
It was that moment of the year when the countryside seems to faint from its own loveliness, from the intoxication of tis scents and sounds. (J.Galsworthy)
Source: I.R.G.Compare: logical comparisonEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > simile
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3 vergelijking
1 [het vergelijken] comparison4 [wiskunde] equation5 [scheikunde] (chemical) equation♦voorbeelden:een treffende vergelijking • a striking comparisonde vergelijking doorstaan • stand/bear comparisonbij vergelijking blijkt het verschil niet groot te zijn • on comparison there appears to be hardly any differencein vergelijking met • in/by comparison withter vergelijking • by way of comparison, for comparison2 een vergelijking maken/trekken • make/draw a comparison, draw an analogy/a parallel4 vergelijking van de eerste/tweede/derde graad • linear/quadratic/cubic equation -
4 een homerische vergelijking
een homerische vergelijkingVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een homerische vergelijking
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5 εξεικονιζόμεθα
ἐξεικονίζωexplain by a simile: pres ind mp 1st plἐξεικονίζωexplain by a simile: imperf ind mp 1st pl (homeric ionic) -
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9 εξεικονίσθην
ἐξεικονίζωexplain by a simile: aor ind pass 3rd pl (epic doric aeolic)ἐξεικονίζωexplain by a simile: aor ind pass 1st sg (homeric ionic) -
10 ἐξεικονίσθην
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11 εξεικόνιζε
ἐξεικονίζωexplain by a simile: pres imperat act 2nd sgἐξεικονίζωexplain by a simile: imperf ind act 3rd sg (homeric ionic) -
12 ἐξεικόνιζε
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15 εξεικονίσθησαν
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16 ἐξεικονίσθησαν
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17 εξεικόνισα
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