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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.
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A comparison of unlike things without using a word of comparison such as like or as is called?
allegory
A comparison of unlike things using a word of comparison such as like or as is called?
epic simile
What is the word for implied comparison introduced with as or like?
The term is "simile" - a direct comparison of a specific attribute or set of attributes.
The comparison of unlike things using the words like or as is called?
Simile
Making a comparison without using a connecting word?
A comparison without using a connection word is called a metaphor. The connection word is like or as.
A comparision of unlike things without using a word of comparison such as like or as is called?
allegory
A comparison in which the words as or like are used is the?
A comparison using like or as is a simile. A comparison without them is a metaphor.
What is an example of an Implied Metaphor?
An implied metaphor is a metaphor that makes a comparison without directly stating the comparison. An example of an implied metaphor is saying someone squawked out a reply, because it implies that they are talking like a parrot without saying it outright.
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.
Comparison using like or as?
Simile.
Which figurative language is this ''it was as silent as a''?
It is a simile, because it is a comparison using as, and a simile is any comparison using like or as.
What is a sentence using like or as called?
A sentence using "like" or "as" to compare two things is called a simile.
