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Topic : Re: Describing a Traumatic Silence I am finishing a short story by describing how the silence of a deceased character is more unnerving than that character's cries before he died. Is there a simile - selfpublishingguru.com

Mendez196

: Re: Describing a Traumatic Silence I am finishing a short story by describing how the silence of a deceased character is more unnerving than that character's cries before he died. Is there a simile

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I'd call this "The silence of the lambs". While recent, this simile has wormed it's way into many heads.
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