What makes our speech ornamental, vivid and picturesque? Have a look

1.	What makes our speech ornamental, vivid and picturesque? Have a look at the conventional similes given below: As black as coal As good as goldAs loud a thunder As slow as a snail a. Are these similes attractive? Why?b. Can you coin similar similes using appropriate adjectives?c. Given on the brochure of a female film festival. Go through it and fill in the blank spaces appropriately:
Answer» a. They are attractive because the pictures we get in those similes are vivid. We easily understand them. Similes are powerful ways of describing things. b. Here are some adjectives: as black as hell, as blind as a bat, as bold as brass, as brave as a lion, as busy as a bee, as cheap as dirt, as clean as a whistle, as clear as day, as clumsy as an elephant, as cold as marble, as cold as steel/stone, as cool as a cucumber, as cunning as a fox, as dark as death. c. Hello and Welcome: as fresh as daisies; as gay as a peacock Films at a Glance: as pure as a lily MITR, My Friend: as sharp as an arrow; as empty as a drum English Vinglish: as sweet as a candy Makalkku: as heavy as lead; as soothing as a lullaby

What makes our speech ornamental, vivid and picturesque? Have a look at the conventional similes given below: As black as coal As good as goldAs loud a thunder As slow as a snail a. Are these similes attractive? Why?b. Can you coin similar similes using appropriate adjectives?c. Given on the brochure of a female film festival. Go through it and fill in the blank spaces appropriately:

Answer»

a. They are attractive because the pictures we get in those similes are vivid. We easily understand them. Similes are powerful ways of describing things.

b. Here are some adjectives: as black as hell, as blind as a bat, as bold as brass, as brave as a lion, as busy as a bee, as cheap as dirt, as clean as a whistle, as clear as day, as clumsy as an elephant, as cold as marble, as cold as steel/stone, as cool as a cucumber, as cunning as a fox, as dark as death.

c. Hello and Welcome: as fresh as daisies; as gay as a peacock Films at a Glance: as pure as a lily MITR, My Friend: as sharp as an arrow; as empty as a drum

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