But I Could Never Have Done It,"

You See, It's Really Quite Simple. A Simile Is Just A Mode Of Comparison Employing 'as' And 'like' To Reveal The Hidden Character Or Essence Of Whatever We Want To Describe, And Through The Use Of Fancy, Association, Contrast, Extension, Or Imagination, To Enlarge Our Understanding Or Perception Of Human Experience And Observation.

No One Paid Any Attention To How Things Looked, And As They Moved Faster And Faster Everything Grew Uglier And Dirtier, And As Everything Grew Uglier And Dirtier They Moved Faster And Faster, And At Last A Very Strange Thing Began To Happen. Because Nobody Cared, The City Slowly Began To Disappear. Day By Day The Buildings Grew Fainter And Fainter, And The Streets Faded Away, Until At Last It Was Entirely Invisible. There Was Nothing To See At All.

And Now," He Continued, Speaking To Milo, "where Were You On The Night Of July 27?" "what Does That Have To Do With It?" Asked Milo. "it's My Birthday, That's What," Said The Policeman As He Entered "forgot My Birthday" In His Little Book. "boys Always Forget Other People's Birthdays.

I Remember When I Was A Kid In School And Teachers Would Explain Things To Me About What I Read, And I'd Think, Where Did They Get That? I Didn't Read That In There. Later You Look At It And Think, That's Kind Of An Interesting Idea

Does Everyone Grow The Way You Do?" Puffed Milo When He Had Caught Up. "almost Everyone," Replied Alec, And Then He Stopped A Moment And Thought. "now And Then, Though, Someone Does Begin To Grow Differently. Instead Of Down, His Feet Grow Up Towards The Sky. But We Do Our Best To Discourage Awkward Things Like That." "what Happens To Them?" Insisted Milo. "oddly Enough, They Often Grow Ten Times The Size Of Everyone Else," Said Alec Thoughtfully, "and I've Heard That They Walk Among The Stars." And With That He Skipped Off Once Again Toward The Waiting Woods.