Here, Narcissus's body is compared to a marble statue: he is both beautiful and pale as well as immobilized.
| Simile |
| A simile is a special instance of metaphor in which the metaphorical comparison is made explicit with the word "like" or "as." Whenever the words "like" or "as" are used to construct a metaphor, we call the resulting figure of speech a simile. Here, Narcissus's body is compared to a marble statue: he is both beautiful and pale as well as immobilized. |
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