Categories: Comparisons
An example of simile in popular science writing:
"…it takes the skin cells two to four weeks to migrate through the four layers of the epidermis, changing their appearance like tiny chameleons…"
Catherone Carver
Carver, C. (2017). Immune. How your body defends and protects you. Bloomsbury Sigma. (Read about this book: '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.
