Question

I say we must not speak the unspeakable name of love to the windless stars, but hold it like a candle flame and whisper hope, each to another, ecstatic in the gathering dark. —Anonymous (with permission) 3. What simile is used in this poem?

Answer 1

The simile is to hold it (love) like a candle flame. Similes always use like or as when comparing to things not normally comparable, and this is the only instance of that occurring in this passage.