Dissimile

Wednesday, March 19th, 2003 01:58 pm
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I'm wondering if there's a name (preferably a nice Graeco-Latin name) for knowingly using a poorly-fitting simile or metaphor. For example, the following line from a friend's LiveJournal:

"A nicely lit fishtank in a darkened room can kind of be like a glowing fireplace, just wet. And not warm."
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