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A figure of speech showing a comparison?
metaphor
What is a figure of speech showing a comparison?
similes and metaphors.
Does the word simile have a synonym or antnonym?
THEY HAVE BOTH
What are synonyms of simile?
metaphor, comparison, figure of speech
What figure of speech is 'in your life had stood a loaded gun'?
This figure of speech is considered to be a metaphor. The function of a metaphor is to use a comparison between two things that are not alike.
All kinds of figure of speech?
Figure of speech is the use of word or phrase to interpret a certain idea. The second figure of speech means, continuing the same sentence or making a comparison with the idea in the previous sentence.
What if your heart is trembling like a leaf What is the figure of speech?
simile a comparison using like or as
What is a smiley and a metaphors?
Smiley is a figure of speech involving a comparison between two unlike entities.E.g. He/She eats like a bird.Metaphor is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is maid between two unlike things that actually have something in common.E.g. He/She drowned in a sea of grief.
What is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things?
similes and metaphors.
A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two things stating that one thing is the same as the other is known as a n?
A simile is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two things starting that one thing is the same as the other.
What doea simile mean?
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, (e.g., as brave as a lion).The use of such a method of comparison.
When a speaker compares an abstract idea to a concrete image she or he is using the figure of speech known as?
When a speaker compares an abstract idea to a concrete image, they are using the figure of speech known as personification. Ideas or concepts are harder to grasp than concrete images. Comparing the two and giving the idea a solid quality, helps to understand the meaning. It can also be seen as a theoretical comparison, or a theoretical figure of speech. Much depends on the circumstances, such as does the comparison make commonsense. It can also be termed a "what if" comparison. For example, what would have been the result of the Confederacy ( a solid, concrete image ) had gained its independence? ( a theoretical comparison )
