"Because being comfortable meant she might lower her guard, and she could not let that happen."
"I just wanted you to know...I've ended up somewhere safe."
"Love can sometimes achieve the impossible."
''She worked hard at trying to be a better wife and to do things the way he wanted, but it was never enough."
"You have to think not only about what you want, but about what he wants. Not just now, but in the future."
Long-term relationships - the ones that matter - are all about weathering the peaks and the valleys."
''Maybe I don't want to be defined by what I do. Maybe I'd like to be defined by what I am."
"I'm not sure anyone's life turns out exactly the way they imagine. All we can do is to try to make the best of it."
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"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson contains several similes and metaphors throughout the book. Similes are direct comparisons using "like" or "as," while metaphors imply a comparison without using those words. In this story, examples of similes could include phrases like "as loud as thunder" or "like a herd of elephants." Metaphors might include descriptions like "the house was a zoo" or "her laughter was music to my ears."
"Audible gasps from the sea of wide-eyed, oh-mouthed faces" is one.
Pride and Prejudice is a classic coming of age book written by Jane Austen. In the book, dance is a metaphor for marriage, while the estates are metaphors for the characters and their relationships. There really are not any similes in the book.
In the book "Jason's Gold" by Will Hobbs, similes and metaphors are used to enhance the reader's understanding and create vivid imagery. Similes, such as "as cold as ice" or "like a raging river," compare two unlike things using "like" or "as." Metaphors, like "the world is a stage" or "time is a thief," imply a comparison between two things without using "like" or "as." These literary devices help bring the story to life and evoke emotions in the reader.
There are some similes such as Talking to Alicia is like walking on ice. There are also some metaphors in the book such as There's a smile in her voice. There easy to find. Read the book.
Some examples of metaphors and similes in "Burn My Heart" by Beverley Naidoo include "his heart was a heavy stone" (metaphor) and "the sun was like a blazing torch in the sky" (simile). These literary devices help create vivid imagery and enhance the reader's understanding of the characters and themes in the book.
Just look through the book for similes and make sure you don't confuse similes and metaphors because all a simile is, is a comparison using like or as. Metaphors do not use this tactic that similes do. If you really are to lazy to look through the book I highly suggest you do not use the internet because I've tried this but it didn't work for me since nobody really cares.
Yes, there are several examples of similes and metaphors in the book "Holes" by Louis Sachar. One example is "the lizards were like large beans with legs," which is a simile comparing the appearance of the lizards to beans. Another example is "the sky was a boiling kettle," which is a metaphor comparing the sky to a boiling kettle to convey its intense heat.
"He kept it as orderly and spotless as a military barracks"(22). "...Chris McCandless was at peace, serene as a monk gone to God"(199).
Everywhere in the book. Open your eyes, there are like 5 on every page!
The setting is called New Pretty Town, but there are other little settings!