John Masefield Similes. Frank J. Wilstach, comp. 1916. A Dictionary of Similes

Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

John Masefield


Huddled like beasts beneath the drovers’ whips.	1
Roared like a battle.	2
Shivered … like tautened wire.	3
Shrink as though Death were passing in his shroud.	4
Sparkling … like a man’s thought transfigured into fire.	5