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Why did the poet choose the teacher was a raging lion as a simile?
A metaphor, a simile uses the words like or as.
Is women are treated like children a metaphor?
Yes, it is a simile. Keep in mind that a simile is a metaphor, but not all metaphors are similes. A simile is a metaphor that uses the words like or as for the comparison.
Which figure of speech uses words differently from the way they are used in odinary language?
metaphor
What does methophore mean?
I believe you mean "metaphor." A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as." It is much like a similie. A similie, however, uses the words "like" or "as." An example of a metaphor would be, "Her words were needles piercing me."
Why would the use of a simile or metaphor be confusing?
Because a simile uses the words 'like' or 'as' to compare two things. But a metaphor does NOT use those words and compares two UNLIKE things.
What is example of metaphor?
A metaphor is a flower. A simile is like (or as) a flower. Both metaphor and simile compare one thing to another. The difference is that a simile uses the words 'like' or 'as', and metaphor doesn't. Metaphor: Life is a fountain. Simile: Life is like a fountain.
Which figure of speech uses the words likeor asto compare one thing to another?
metaphor
What words does a metaphor use?
a metaphor doesn't use any specific words, But a metaphor can not use the words "like" or "as". If "like" or "as" is used, it's a simile. A Metaphor is "something used to represent something else" or "A comparison between two things, without using like or as". For example: "life is a journey" - This is a metaphor because it is comparing Life to a Journey, and does NOT use like or as.
Unlike a metaphor, a simile?
Synecdoche
How do you know if the sentence is metaphor?
a metaphor uses like or as
Is as sly as a fox a simile or a metaphor?
It is a similie as you are comparing (something) to how sly the fox is. A similie uses the words "like or "as".
Is 'soaring like a bird' a metaphor?
No, it is not a metaphor because it uses like or as.
