SIMILES AND THEIR USE. Grenville Kleiser, Funk & Wagnalls Co., New York & London, 1925.
 
Reference Book
Vintage from the 1920s
 
Grenville Kleiser was a North American author. He was the author of a long list of inspirational books and guides to oratorical success and personal development. Kleiser also worked as an instructor in Public Speaking at Yale Divinity School, Yale University.
 
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.” Common similes include the descriptive phrases “cool as a cucumber,” “cold as ice,” and “sly like a fox.” Writers often use similes to introduce concrete images into writing about abstract concepts.
 
Pale green hardcover with a dark green spine & cover title. Secure binding with clean pages (only a couple very minor underlines). The dust jacket has some edge tears/small chips. About 8 x 5-1/2 with 381 pages. Scarce with jacket!