"A Shout of Recognition": "Likeness" and the Art of The Simile in Timothy Findley's The Wars

“ A S H O U T O F R E C O G N I T I O N ” : “ L I K E N E S S ” A N D T H E A R T O F T H E S I M I L E I N T I M O T H Y F I N D L E Y ’ S T H E W A R S LORRAINE M. YORK McMaster University I n the course of an elaborate description of Ypres in 1916, in which physical landmarks, geographical location, and historical details all play a part, the narrator of Timothy Findley’s The Wars suddenly stops short, realizing the utter incapacity of …