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You do the following: 1) Divide the second number by the first. This will give you a factor, for example 1.20. 2) Subtract 1 from the result. This gives you the increase as a factor, for example, 0.20. 3) Multiply the result by 100, to convert to a percentage. In this example, 20%.
A SIMILE is a phrase that describes something in comparison to the characteristics of something else, usually using the words like or as.Some examples:He is as sneaky as a weasel.A book is like a good meal.Her teeth are like pearls.A METAPHOR directly compares two things which may be quite different, because one has a characteristic that is similar to the other. It usually uses linking verbs such as is, are, was or were.Some examples:That guy is such a snake in the grass.Her eyes were glowing coals.That linebacker is a mountain.
An allegory is a literary device and an extended metaphor with analogous meaning in perception or abstractions in social,historical or political ideas/events to conceal or reveal a criticism.Metaphor is comparison by identification or substitution two unlike objects/ideas used one for the other.
Gorge has a bigger appetite than Henry.Sentences with comparative adjectives always have the form -comparative adjective + thanbigger than, tighter than, more expensive than, holier than
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"I am a rock!" is a metaphor.
B She eats like a bird.
I am a rock. because it compares you to a rock without using like or as.
An inverted metaphor is a comparison suggesting that one object is another. example: A simple metaphor:-John is a fox. An inverted metaphor:-Foxy John.
A compound sentence is when two sentences are put together to form one sentence by using a conjunction such as and, but, or, nor, for, yet, etc. For example, the following sentences are two sentences: I have a yellow cat. I have a black cat. Instead, I could say "I have a yellow cat and a black cat."
One example of a love metaphor is below: Love is the glue that holds the world together.
He is a lion.He's a fat cow.
Here's one example: I am prayer (Psalms 109:4).
A metaphor is a flower. A simile is like (or as) a flower. Both metaphor and simile compare one thing to another. The difference is that a simile uses the words 'like' or 'as', and metaphor doesn't. Metaphor: Life is a fountain. Simile: Life is like a fountain.
One could be a metaphor, for example referring to jealousy as "a green-eyed monster".
"I went to the store to buy groceries."
An example of a Metaphor is, "Fame is a bee," A metaphor is a comparison of two things without using 'like' or 'as' So here's another one. Rain is a stream of sunlight on a cloudy day.