In the novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, similes are used to help bring better meaning to readers by describing the setting, comparing two unlike things, and creating an image in the reader’s head. For example, the first simile is used at the beginning of the story to describe what the setting is like. Mr. Enfield walks the streets that are “as empty as a church” (Stevenson 4) when he is alone that night. The use of this simile is emphasizing the stillness portrayed when Mr Enfield was walking the streets. It helps the reader understand the emptiness around Mr. Enfield and how quiet it was. The simile gives the setting a dark and lonely tone and gives the reader a better understanding of the character’s