What makes our speech ornamental, vivid and picturesque?  Have a look at the conventional similes given below:  As black as coal  As good as gold

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What makes our speech ornamental, vivid and picturesque?  Have a look at the conventional similes given below:  As black as coal  As good as gold

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What makes our speech ornamental, vivid and picturesque? 

Have a look at the conventional similes given below: 

As black as coal 

As good as gold

As loud a thunder 

As slow as a snail 

a. Are these similes attractive? Why?

b. Can you coin similar similes using appropriate adjectives?

c. Given on  the brochure of a female film festival. Go through it and fill in the blank spaces appropriately:

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  2. Gandalf

    Answer:

    (a) They are attractive because the pictures we get in those similes are vivid. We easily understand them. Similes are powerful ways of describing things.

    (b) Here are some adjectives: as black as hell, as blind as a bat, as bold as brass, as brave as a lion, as busy as a bee, as cheap as dirt, as clean as a whistle, as clear as day, as clumsy as an elephant, as cold as marble, as cold as steel/stone, as cool as a cucumber, as cunning as a fox, as dark as death

    (c) Hello and Welcome: as fresh as daisies; as gay as a peacock
    Films at a Glance: as pure as a lily MITR, My Friend: as sharp as an arrow; as empty as a drum
    English Vinglish: as sweet as a candy Makalkku: as heavy as lead; as soothing as a lullaby

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