Simile vs Hypocatastasis - What's the difference?
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A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like'' or ''as .
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(uncountable, figure of speech) The implication or declaration of a comparison that does not directly invoke both objects of the comparison.
(countable, rhetoric) The word or phrase used in this way. An implied comparison.
Simile is a see also of hypocatastasis.
As nouns the difference between simile and hypocatastasis
is that simile is (l) (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another) while hypocatastasis is (uncountable|figure of speech) the implication or declaration of a comparison that does not directly invoke both objects of the comparison.simile
English
Noun
(en-noun)- A simile is like a metaphor.
- My father is a quiet man -- With sober, steady ways; -- For simile , a folded fan; -- His nights are like his days.