Similes and Rhyming Similes. The following is an example: Whereas the above Vietnamese example is of a rhyming simile, the English simile "(as) poor as a church mouse" is only a semantic simile. Telugu In telugu, simile is known as upamaalankaaramu (ఉపమాలంకారము). Based on the components of the sentence in which the comparison is made, they are classified into complete (పూర్ణోపమాలంకారము- puurnopamaalankaaramu) and incomplete (లుప్తోపమాలంకారము- lupthopamaalankaaramu) similes. The classic example of a complete simile is: ఆమె ముఖము చంద్రబింబము వలెనున్నది (Her face looks like a moon). See also Alliteration Analogy Description Figure of speech Homeric simile Hyperbole Hypocatastasis Like (as a preposition used in comparisons) Metaphor Metonymy Personification Phono-semantic matching Tautology (language) Simile aria References External Links Examples of Simile in Literature Rhetorical techniques Figures of speech Narrative techniques Descriptive technique Comparisons