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the wispy tree blew gracefully in the summer breeze
"Breeze" is a noun. Nouns don't have tense. "The breeze blew lightly yesterday."
The example provided showcases alliteration, a literary device where words in close proximity begin with the same consonant sound, creating a pleasing effect for the reader.
a cool breeze blew across my face like a doves kiss
A cold breeze blew every morning?
The daffodils blowing in the breeze were butterflies tripping in the wind, up and down with the lightest touch.
The large fan below a cool breeze on us adjective and noun
He wrapped his injury in gauze. The gauze curtains blew in the breeze.
No, the phrase "the breeze blew the branches back and forth" is not a metaphor. Instead, it is a literal description of the movement caused by the wind. Metaphors typically involve a comparison between two unlike things to create a deeper meaning or representation.
I am a rock is the metaphor, the rest are similes except for the breeze one which is not a statement of comparrison
If something is "a breeze," then it's very easy, it's as if you "blew" through it in no time and with no effort.
. The porch furniture was blown clear off the porch; the two swings that hung from the porch ceiling of the porch were scattered more than 100 yards away into the vegetable garden near the smoke house