Nutmeg's Guide to Speaking Riddlish

Similes and Metaphors

In good health, along a spine, you travel to me; ink in a tube, greetings friend, a piece from a tree.

Yes, I'll be starting out each chapter that way and ending it with the proper translation of, "Goodbye, Reader! Until next time!"

Now that that's out of the way, we can move on to the focus of the chapter: similes and metaphors.

Let's dive right in by talking about similes.

Similes are a comparison of two things using "like" or "as."

Here are some examples:

"The sky was like a vast ocean."

"Her eyes were like a set of twinkling gem stones."

"His arms were like a void: attempting to pull anything into their embrace."

You get the idea.

If you were trying to describe roses, you might use the similes:

"Like a heartfelt gift."

"Like a love song."

However, I personally feel like metaphors are a better tool to describe roses.

Metaphors are a comparison of two things NOT using "like" or "as."

Here are some examples:

"Their love was a stopwatch counting down."

"The group was a brick wall."

"The dragon was a river."

You get the idea.

If you were going to describe roses, you could use the following metaphors:

"A lover's bond."

"A garden's soul."

Notice how I could turn a metaphor into a simile (or vise-versa) by adding (or taking away) "like" or "as."

Try thinking of similes and metaphors when learning to speak Riddlish!

Remember that, in order to become fluent in any language, you need to practice.

That's all.

Pen and pages are friends alike, to you from me I say; until those chapters come to an end, let us be off and away.

(I told you that I would use those translations for the beginning and end of each chapter!)

-Nutmeg ♡