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What are some similes in the whipping boy book?
In "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman, a simile is used when Jemmy's adventures are described as "like a wild ride in a parade." Another simile in the book compares Cutwater's screech to "a wounded hawk."
Frightened as a rabbit is an example of?
A simile A simile is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another.
Is sun a simile?
nope In order to be a simile, you must have two items being compared using the words "like" or "as". "Sun" is not being compared to anything in your example.
What literary term is this sentence The eyes staring at the youth had changed to the dull hue to be seen on the side of a dead fish?
That's a metaphor - the eyes are compared to a slab of mackerel. Many people confuse METAPHORE and SIMILE. A simile is a specific kind of metaphor that uses the words "Like" or "as" or "than" - "My love is like a red red rose" is a simile, but "His career was a house of cards" is a metaphor. They are tricky to grasp sometimes, because Professors of English love to torment students.
When two things are compared using the word 'like' or 'as'?
It is a simile
What is a figure of speech in which two things are compared with the use of like or as?
My mind is whirring, as if my mind was a hard working machine.similesimile.
What literary term is used in this sentence The youth ran like a madman?
The literary term is a simile. A simile uses the word "like" or "as" to describe an object. In this case, the object (youth) is compared to a madman in the way he ran.
Can i have an example for simile?
Her eyes shone like diamonds. Eyes are directly compared to diamonds - Similie
Is this class is like a circus a metaphor or simile?
A simile.
Example of simile from Julius Caesar?
In Act 1, Scene 2 Caesar is compared to Colossus, a statue, that overpowered the ground it stood upon. This comparison uses "like" which is used in a simile term. Also found in simile examples from other passages, "as" is commonly used as well.
What two things are compared in the simile the ocean is like moist black velvet in The Most Dangerous Game?
This simile is comparing the dark Caribbean ocean with moist(ocean) black (dark night) cake.
Is 'her eyes as stars of twilight fair' a simile?
yeah, cause it uses "as" between the two subjects being compared.
