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?
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.
