The expression “trace of simile” describes wording in which the hearer remains strongly conscious of an overt comparison rather than experiencing a more immediate metaphorical identification.
Calling a brave person “a lion” works well when context makes the human referent clear while retaining the image of courage.
An effective figure needs sufficient contextual indication to prevent a literal misreading, without reducing the presentation to an unnecessarily flat comparison.
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Representative and Implicit Metaphor, Imaginative Attribution and Kināyah
The expression “trace of simile” describes wording in which the hearer remains strongly conscious of an overt comparison rather than experiencing a more immediate metaphorical identification.
Calling a brave person “a lion” works well when context makes the human referent clear while retaining the image of courage.
An effective figure needs sufficient contextual indication to prevent a literal misreading, without reducing the presentation to an unnecessarily flat comparison.