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

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

Arlo Bates


Buzz in the ear like gnats.	1
Crooked as the streets of Boston.	2
Doubtful antecedent is as fatal to a pronoun as to sausage.	3
Glossy as a shark’s tooth.	4
Her lips were like pomegranate blossoms.	5
Like to a coin, passing from hand to hand, Are common memories, and day by day The sharpness of their impress wears away.	6
Tame as tepid milk.	7