What is the difference between simile and phoenix?
simile | phoenix |
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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(mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
(figuratively) Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed. Usually used as a simile.
(mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies.
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As nouns the difference between simile and phoenix
is that simile is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of english generally using like'' or ''as while phoenix is (mythology) a mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun it then arises anew from the ashes.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.
Hypernyms
* figure of speechSee also
* (wikipedia) * metaphor * * - an appendix containing many similesAnagrams
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English
(wikipedia phoenix)Alternative forms
* phenix, , pheonixNoun
- Astronomers believe planets might form in this dead star's disk, like the mythical Phoenix rising up out of the ashes.