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Product details
- ISBN 9781578594337
- Weight: 1045g
- Dimensions: 186 x 241mm
- Publication Date: 13 Jun 2013
- Publisher: Visible Ink Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Similes Dictionary is packed with more than 16,000 imaginative, colourful phrases such as quiet as an eel swimming in oil and as plentiful as blackberries , to inspire readers. With examples from more than 2000 sources such as the Bible, Shakespeare and Socrates as well as popular films, TV shows and music, the Similes Dictionary covers hundreds of subjects broken into thematic categories that include happiness, anger, virtue, age, ambition, importance and youth helping readers find the fitting phrase quickly and easily.
Elyse Sommer is the author or editor of numerous titles, including "Discovering Literature," "The Kids' World Almanac of Music," "Metaphors Dictionary," and "Strategies for Reading and Arguing About Literature." She is the editor, publisher, and chief critic of the online theater magazine Curtainup.com. She lives in Forest Hills, New York.
