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Q: Language which describes ideas people or things by stated or implied comparison is called?
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What is an implied comparison not using like or as called?

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.


A type of figurative language that makes a direct comparison not using like or as?

The form of figurative language that makes a direct comparison stating that something is something else is called a


Figurative language that makes a direct comparison using like or as is called?

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Government powers not directly stated in the constitution?

implied power


What literary term describes the comparison between the whale's stomach and the Kentucky Mammoth Cave in Moby Dick?

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.


What are the powers that are suggested but not directly stated in the constitution called?

Implied powers


What describes powers not specifically listed in the US Constitution but that are necessary in order for the President to fulfill his or her duties?

These are called inherent powers. They are provided for in the Constitution by what is known as the "elastic clause."


What is a comparison of two unlike things called?

The comparison of two objects that are unlike each other is called a:


What is an extended comparison called?

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.


What is it called when the presidential power is not expressed?

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Powers that are not directly stated in the constitution are called implied powers who gets the implied powers?

federal government.


A direct comparison between two unlike things without using like or as?

It is called a metaphor. A metaphor is a type of figurative language