SASL Newsletter - Spring 2020 Issue Issue 17 - Spring 2020 | Page 4

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“Reproduced with permission from Sign Media, Inc.”
Source: Miller, M. B. (2010). Live at SMI!: Mary Beth Miller [Film; DVD]. Sign Media, Inc.
Just like the hyperbole, the caricature, and the use of foreshadowing, that I discussed in the
previous issues, simile is a critical literary device. I believe that we can now confidently say that
Bahan and Miller rely on similes to add vividness, complexity, and depth to their ASL literary works.
Note: Special thanks to Dr. Sam Supalla and Janey Greenwald for feedback and edits on my editorial.
References
Crystal, D. (1987). The Cambridge encyclopedia of language. Cambridge University Press.
Cuddon, J. A. (2013). A dictionary of literary terms and literary theory. Wiley-Blackwell.
Miller, M. B. (2010). Live at SMI!: Mary Beth Miller [Film; DVD]. Sign Media, Inc.
Nabokov, V. V. (2004). Vintage Nabokov. Vintage Books.
Supalla, S., & Bahan, B. (1994). ASL literature series: Bird of a different feather & for a decent living:
Teacher’s guide. DawnSignPress.
Sutton-Spence, R., & Kaneko, M. (2016). Introducing sign language literature: Folklore and creativity.
Palgrave.
Wilcox, P. P. (2000). Metaphor in American Sign Language. Gallaudet University Press.
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