simile, it uses 'as'
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No, it's a simile because it uses the word than
"Black as coal" is a simile.
No, that is not a simile. See Related Links below for more information on a simile.
Yes Because Similes Use As Or Like To Refer Or Compare Something Or Someone To Something or Someone Else. A Metaphor Is Where Something Or Someone Where It Isn't But Is Said To Actually Be It Or Them, E.G. SIMILE = The Room Was Like A Black Hole METAPHOR = The Room Was A Black Hole
As a combined metaphor and simile in describing the mood or expression of someone who is either furious or deeply depressed - usually the former, and more often without "the". The synaesthetic mismatch is ignored in a way akin to poetic licence!
Simile: as black as coal.
The room was a pool of black.A similie is where you say something is like something, a metaphor is where you say something is that thing (although we know it isn't, ha!) for greater effect for the reader.E.G of a simile and a metaphor and the differenceSIMILIE: The room is like a pool of blackMETAPHOR: The room is a pool of black
as blue as sea
In "Goodnight Mr. Tom," a metaphor is used in Chapter 7 when Will describes his fear as a "big black hole." This comparison helps convey the depth and intensity of his emotions.
Do your own homework, and ... if the sentence has a "like" or "as" in it (ex. grendel's eyes shone LIKE two black dots of fire), that is called a simile (sim-a-lee). if the sentence reads like this "grendels eyes were two black dots of fire," that is called a metaphor. Notice the lack of "like" or "as" Metaphors are usually considered a "more sophisticated" or "more powerful" literary element than similes (that is debatable, of course).
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