Figurative Speeches a direct comparison between two unlike elements “aS,aS...S0, like” As cold water to a thirsty soul,so is good news from a far country. eas cunning as a fox,as poor as a church's mouse .The world is like a stage. An indirect comparison.It implies the likeness between things without the use of like or as. Life is a highway.The world is a stage 7 7 a direct comparison between two unlike elements “ as, as…..so, like ” As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. •as cunning as a fox, as poor as a church’s mouse •The world is like a stage. An indirect comparison. It implies the likeness between things without the use of like or as. Life is a highway. The world is a stage. Figurative Speeches