Write one example of simile from the poem autumn
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A simile used in 'To Autumn' by John Keats is: 'And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep, Steady thy laden head across a brook.
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Similes are comparisons using "like" or "as." This makes them easy to locate in a work of literature, because in the absence of the words "like" and "as," there is no simile. However, not every use of "like" or "as" is comparative, so once we locate these words, we have to evaluate how they are being employed in order to determine if we are in the arena of a simile.
To be like Sherlock Holmes (that's a simile), let's go through this poem analytically. Since it contains one use of the word "like" and one of "as," there are at most two possible similes in the poem. The first is the following:
And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep
Steady thy laden head across a brook
"Like a gleaner" is the first potential simile. In this case, it truly is a simile, or comparison. Autumn is likened to a gleaner, a person who gathers the fruit or grain left behind by the harvesters.
The second possible simile is "sinking as the light wind." Is Keats comparing the "small gnats" to a light wind? Here, the answer is no. "As" can also mean "according to" or "because." In this case, Keats is using imagery, saying the the swarm of gnats (which he calls a "choir,") sinks or rises as the wind grows stronger or dies down.
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