figurative language
A metaphor is an implied comparison using neither 'like' nor 'as'.These are some examples of metaphors: The tree was a tower, and the lawn was fields of wild grasses. The children running across the yard were knights mounted on wild, black stallions.
The form of figurative language that makes a direct comparison stating that something is something else is called a
This is a simile (pronounced sim-mil-lee).
implied power
metaphorIf the comparison is preceded by 'like' or 'as' it is a Simile.If the cave is called a whale's stomach directly, the figure-of-speech is a Metaphor.
Implied powers
These are called inherent powers. They are provided for in the Constitution by what is known as the "elastic clause."
The comparison of two objects that are unlike each other is called a:
An epic simile. There are numerous examples in Homer's The Odyssey. What qualifies a simile is the comparison of two things (ie. "his heart was like a lion's") using the words "like" or "as". To qualify as an epic simile the comparison is extended using inflated language and poetic description.
implied
federal government.
It is called a metaphor. A metaphor is a type of figurative language