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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?

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What is the word for implied comparison introduced with as or like?

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The comparison of unlike things using the words like or as is called?

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Making a comparison without using a connecting word?

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A comparison using like or as is a simile. A comparison without them is a metaphor.


What is an example of an Implied Metaphor?

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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 a sentence using like or as called?

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