is this sentence a simile?

Question

1.He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room.
2.

Answer 1

No, I consider it a quantitative analysis.

Answer 2

The sentence is technically not a simile because the comparison offered is not a figurative one. A figurative comparison is indirect: "the woman is as pretty as a picture" would be a simile, as the two articles being compared require some interpretive input on the part of the reader listener. Saying a woman is prettier than other women is essentially a literal comparison, not a figurative one.

Answer 3

No, first of all a sentence CONTAINS a simile. A simile cannot stand alone as a sentence. Having said that, your sentence does not contain one either. Granted, a simile starts with "like or as", but in your sentence the "as" is used to express a number amount- "five times as pretty as" rather than comparing it to something to give the reader a visual reference- I.E. "as pretty as a blooming rose in the throws of spring" or what have you.

P.S. Try "He could not help but see" or "He could not help but notice".

Answer 4

Hey! This sentence is from Pride and Prejudice,right?I remember because I read it again last week.
Anyway,though the sentence is not a typical simile(e.g a simile is 'as good as gold' I guess it qualifies for a simile beacause it contains 'as'.

Answer 5

Nope.

A simile compares one thing to another, such as:

She looked like a tub of butter balanced on matchsticks.

The "like" gives it away as a simile.

Answer 6

Sorry it is not. A simile will compare two "things" using "like" or "as".

I am a English teacher.

Answer 7

yes