likeless simile
A literary device used by various hip-hop artists, the
likeless simile is a simile without the words like or as prior to the descriptive part of the sentence.For instance, in the song Bed Rock by Young Money, thefollowing line contains a likeless simile:"I just be coming off the top; asbestos"This line in simile form would be as follows:"I just be coming off the top like asbestos"Since the word like was omitted from the simile, it is a likeless simile.Other examples of the
Likeless similie include:In Kanye West's "Good Morning":"You got d's, motherfucker, d's, (like) Rosie Perez."In Drake's "Forever":"
Swimmin' in the money, come and find me, (like) Nemo"In Young Money's "Bed Rock":"Shake and bake, (like) Ricky Bobby