Descriptions
Similes and descriptions are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Similes" instead a noun "Descriptions".
Similes
Descriptions and similes are semantically related. You can use "Descriptions" instead a noun "Similes".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Homer used elaborate similes that go on for several lines, often described of feasts, and used recurring lines and phrases, like "wine-dark sea", or, after gruesome, anatomically-detailed descriptions of battlefield slayings "And the darkness swirled about his eyes."
Source: Signature Style / Literature
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