LessonsPurposes of Simile: Possibility, Condition, Degree, Beautification, Disfigurement and ReversalQuiz

PurposePrincipal questionPossibilityCan the surprising claim be true?ConditionWhat kind of condition is it?DegreeHow intense is the quality?ReinforcementHow can a known condition be impressed more firmly?BeautificationHow is attractiveness emphasised?DisfigurementHow is aversion intensified?Making remarkableHow does the likeness become unusual?

All seven purposes chiefly concern the subject, but they produce different effects. The first four usually clarify or strengthen understanding; beautification evokes admiration, disfigurement evokes repulsion, and unusual comparison creates surprise.

Classification requires more than locating the shared quality. It must account for what the audience already knows and what new intellectual or emotional response the speaker seeks.

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Purposes of Simile: Possibility, Condition, Degree, Beautification, Disfigurement and Reversal

PurposePrincipal questionPossibilityCan the surprising claim be true?ConditionWhat kind of condition is it?DegreeHow intense is the quality?ReinforcementHow can a known condition be impressed more firmly?BeautificationHow is attractiveness emphasised?DisfigurementHow is aversion intensified?Making remarkableHow does the likeness become unusual?

All seven purposes chiefly concern the subject, but they produce different effects. The first four usually clarify or strengthen understanding; beautification evokes admiration, disfigurement evokes repulsion, and unusual comparison creates surprise.

Classification requires more than locating the shared quality. It must account for what the audience already knows and what new intellectual or emotional response the speaker seeks.