Categories: Comparisons
An example of simile in popular science writing:
"On the other end [of the antibody] is the tailpiece, which acts like a cattle prod to kick other immune cells and molecules into action to destroy the target."
Catherine Carver
Carver, C. (2017). Immune. How your body defends and protects you. Bloomsbury Sigma. (Read 'Disease and immunity – a biological myth'.)
Read about examples of science similes
Many examples of science similes are listed in 'Creative Comparisons: Making Science Familiar through Language. An illustrative catalogue of figurative comparisons and analogies for science concepts'. Free Download.
