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Hi all,

Is there technique of simile evident in Birthday Letters, and what effect does it create?

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Have a look at the poems that are located in Birthday Letters.

For example, the poem Minotaur has the simile“echoing like tunnels in a labyrinth”


A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. Unlike a metaphor, a simile draws resemblance with the help of the words “like” or “as ( Source literarydevices.net/simile/ )
 

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