As fast as a bolt of lightning.
No, lightning is a natural atmospheric electrical discharge that occurs during a thunderstorm. It is not a metaphor, but can be used figuratively in literary or symbolic contexts.
A slow-moving storm symptom that occurs one million times slower than lightning could be the formation of a cloud. Clouds can take hours to develop, while lightning is a quick discharge of electricity that happens in an instant.
The adjective for lightning is "lightning." For example, you could say "a lightning storm" or "the lightning bolt."
The idiom "quick as greased lightning" means extremely fast or rapid, like lightning that is slick and fast due to being lubricated with grease. It is used to describe someone or something that moves or acts very quickly.
A metaphor for bouncing could be "a rubber ball rebounding off a hard surface."
Just take out the "as ___ as". For example: He was as quick as lightning. (don't ever use that it is a huge cliche) to change this simile to a metaphor, take out "as ____ as" which is the "as quick as" part. The metaphor will therefore be: He was lightning. Metaphors tell you the exact things the person is related to.
It is a simile, they use like or as. Like many similes, you could convert it to a metaphor: "In the ring, his hands became bolts of lightning."
It is a metaphor
No, lightning is a natural atmospheric electrical discharge that occurs during a thunderstorm. It is not a metaphor, but can be used figuratively in literary or symbolic contexts.
Yes, "faster than lightning" is a metaphor. A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things, implying that one thing is the other. In this case, it suggests that something is incredibly fast by comparing it to the speed of lightning, even though it is not literally faster than lightning.
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As quick as a wink is a simile. ----
Fast as flash speedy as lightning
As quick as a flash, she raced across the meadow.
The metaphor "struck by a bolt of lightning" means being suddenly and unexpectedly affected by a powerful force or realization. It implies a sudden and intense impact that can be overwhelming or life-changing.
blitzkrieg. - A helpful classmate
I believed he called it blitzkrieg, which were lightning quick attacks.