1.-a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "she is like a rose." Compare metaphor. 2.-an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
Sing like a bird, fly like a bird, as free as a bird, eat like a bird, and as cosy as the nest of a bird are all similes using the word bird. A simile is when you compare two things using "like" or "as".
This is a simile - you can tell because it uses the word "like" to compare two things. Sardines are packed into a tin very tightly and close together, so this means crowded together.
yes it is a simile because it has like in it. BTW a simile is a phrase comparing two things that contains like,as, or resembles
simile- using like or as to compare metaphor- not using like or as to compare
simile. similes compare two things using "like" or "as"metaphors compare two things without using the words "like or "as"
Simile and Metaphor
"depend" cannot be used in a simile. A simile is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as". "Depend" does not compare.
Simile is grammatical term used to compare two objects!
No, that is not a simile. It is a personification because it gives human emotions (anger) to the fire. A simile explicitly uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things.
No, a simile has to compare to UN-ALIKE things using "like" or "as".
yes it is because a simile is when you compare things using like or as.
This is a simile because it uses "like" to compare two unlike things - the legs and overcooked noodles.
The term you're referring to is "simile." A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using like or as in order to create a vivid description or image.
Similarities between similes and metaphors are that they both compare two things that are not related and they are both termed a figure of speech, which ironically is a metaphore.
Yes that is a simile. I t is a simile because there is an 'as' in it. Simileys, have 'as ', 'as as' or 'like'. True. Similes are when you use 'like' or 'as' to compare something.
Yes. An example is, "The apple is like the starry night sky." A simile has to have the word 'like' in it.