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Allegory and Simile
Includes questions related the use of symbolic representation and the comparison of unlike things.
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What is a simile and metaphor for the topic volleyball?
Simile- Volleyball is like a fire burning inside me that wants to get out.
Metaphor- Volleyball is my life.
What is an example of personification in Paul Bunyan?
Big trees fell like toothpicks when Paul Bunyan swung his axe
What are some Examples of irony and similes and metaphors from So B It?
I am looking for similes currently, but a metaphor is the little part where Bernadette is comparing Mama to a machine on page 5. Irony would probably be where Heidi looses her luck. Just read that area (I think its toward the end). I hope this helps!
What country songs have many similes and metaphors?
Hot and cold by Katy perry: you change you're mind like a girl changes clothes.
A year without rain by Selena Gomez: a day without you is like a year without rain. My world is an empty place like I've been wandering the desert for a thousand days. My heart is yearning like the ocean that's running dry. It's like the ground is crumbling underneath my feet.
Naturally by Selena Gomez: You are the thunder and i am the lightning.
Poker face by Lady Gaga: just like a chic in a casino
Spin my head round by Florida feat Kesha: I owe you just like the flowers. My money loves her like a number one fan. ..... and a lot more
What is a simile for the constitution?
definitely the world because everyone wants power over everyone else and then the world stops them which is exactly what the constitution does. :)
What does the fire symbolize in plato's allegory of the cave?
the heirarchy of being and knowledge is reflected on this. The sun represents the absolute good. The Growth represents reality. The light represents the truth, and the visibility represents intelligibility.
In the visible world, they represent common opinion and uncritical impressions. In the intelligible world, they represent the pure understanding and deductive thinking.
What is the definition of allegory?
An Allegory is a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance, and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity, greed, or envy.
Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.
Examples
In illustrations, allegorical figures such as the Grim Reaper and Blind Justice represent the concepts of death and law, respectively.
In literature, a classic example is Herman Melville's Moby Dick, where the sea and the whale, and Ahab's actions, all represent elements of life and human behavior.
What does simile in a musical term mean?
it usually means use the pedal the same way you did in the first one or two lines (it will have it marked on the music for the first two lines)...so just keep the same pattern with the pedal.
What is a word that nust be included in a simile?
A simile uses like or as. eg
He runs like the wind
She is as slow as a wet week.
Where can you find a list of similes and metaphors?
As small as a mouse.
as agile as a monkey
as slippery as a snake
as light as a monkey
as colourful as a peacock
as quick as lightning
What are some simile in the house of the scorpion?
There are many examples of metaphors in this story. Each of the sections use this literary device in order to help with the imagery.
Is As sly as a fox a simile or metaphor?
It is a similie as you are comparing (something) to how sly the fox is. A similie uses the words "like or "as".
What is a simile for a haunted house?
The house matched the night sky, as dark as his worst nightmares
What are some good metaphors or similes that can be used to describe a garden?
Green, Fresh, Delicate, Growth, Fragrant, Colorful, Joyous, Lively, Plentiful
How do you prep a baking stone for first time use and care for it over time?
Some tips on cooking successfully with a baking stone include: • Heat your baking stone in your oven before use. Although this doesn't work out well if you want to roll out pizza dough on the surface, for almost all other applications you will find that you get the best results if your baking stone is already heated when you place the food on it to cook. • Don't wash your baking stone with soap. The baking stone should come with a scraper - a small plastic spatula type device that is used (with water) to scrape the stone clean. Soap will destroy the accumulated "seasoning" of the stone, so just rinse it clean with hot water and scrape off any debris with the scraper. • Your baking stone will discolor (naturally) over time, so don't be alarmed by this. I was told that my blackened baking stone (which I was very concerned about) was a sign of a well-seasoned stone. • Experiment! Try using the Pillsbury pizza dough and your favorite toppings for a great homemade pizza, or use the baking stone in place of a cookie sheet next time you're baking. You'll be amazed by the results!
What is the example of synecdoche?
Synecdoche is a special kind of metonymy in which a thing is names after its part or, vice versa, a part is denoted by the whole thing. It is used to avoid repetition or to enrich poetic imagery. There are three kinds of synecdoches:
A) the pars pro toto synecdoche, in which a an object is called after its part, for example many a day
B) the singularis pro plurali synecdoche, in which a group of people is represented by a single representative, a child is cruel
C) the totum pro parte synecdoche that denotes a part by naming the whole thing, like in my family arrived instead of the members of my family arrived.
What are some examples of death imagery in 'The Scarlet Ibis'?
Examples of death imagery in The Scarlet Ibis are:
the little coffin Doodle's father makes for him at his birth
the 'bleeding tree'
the various World War I battles referred to, including one in which a local person died
the scarlet ibis dropping dead from the tree
the gathering and impending storm near the end of the story
What do you call metaphores and similes?
A simile is comparasion using ''as'' or ''like'' ( His hand was red like a tomato)
Metaphor is the same thing without the as or like
(His brother is a pig)
What are some examples of sentsnces using simile?
Epic simile, an extended simile elaborated in such detail or at such length as to eclipse temporarily the main action of a narrative work, forming a decorative digression. Usually it compares one complex action(rather than a simple quality or thing) with another: for example, the approach of an army with the onset of storm clouds. Sometimes called a Homeric simile after its frewuent use in Homer's epic poems, it was also used by Virgil, Milton, and others in their literary epics.
What is the difference between an allegory and a fable?
Fables involve talking animals - it is the defining trait of a fable.
