Simile or not? You decide.

[asmith3118]

This line is from Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse. Is it a simile a negative simile or not a simile at all?
...where rain comes, and the color green doesn't seem like such a miracle, and hope rises daily....

[stephenteacher]

The rain and green part are neither. Just statements.
The only one that is close is "hope rises daily," which would be more
of a metaphor, suggesting that hope actually rises.

But if there is more to the quote, like hope rises like the sun, then it
would be more of a simile.

Here's a short take on the difference:

Simile-comparing to something.
Metaphor-suggesting it actually is.

And I have no idea what a negative simile is. I suppose people think
it is using the negative comparison, but it is still a "simile."

Stephen C.
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[ELA Teacher CA]

This line is from Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse. Is it a simile a negative simile or not a simile at all?
...where rain comes, and the color green doesn't seem like such a miracle, and hope rises daily....

... like sap in a stem.

You forgot that part. :)


BTW, hope can rise, just not physically. In this case, hope rising is a simile.