Why is a simile important?

Similes and metaphors add flavour to creative writing. The characters, settings etc. are unfamiliar to the reader, so similes provide familiar imagery to convey the themes of the narrative in a more accessible manner. Similes can often form vivid images in the mind of the reader, which is one of the goals of an author when they are working purely with words, as opposed to visual art.

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