... colors,human’s negative and positive characters as well as physical characteristics In addition, I will try to have a contrastive analysis on Vietnamese and English similes in some cases 12 Method of ... cannot be comparable to her charm Frankly speaking, the genus in making a special character of Nguyễn Du lies in the appearance of the comparative expressions “kém” and “thua” that nothing can ... p.59) In English, there are familiar similes such as “as black as coal”, “as black as ink”, “as black as ebony”, “as black as crow” For example: My friend's cat is as black as coal (http:/ /english. vietnamlearning.vn/index.php?option=com_content&view=art...