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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 compares two unlike objects without using the words like or as?
A comparison between two things that does not use "like" or "as" is a metaphor. But another phrase used to compare two things is "similar to".
A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison without using "like" or "as." An example of a metaphor would be, "The boy was a bullet, running across the field."
No they don't; most poems have lines that rhyme but some don't even use rhyme. A poem can be whatever you want it to be. It's the message that it conveys that's important.
What is an example of simile for summer?
It is a fire
It is a penny
No it is not
One not in the book:
The sun was like candy to the childeren.
What sentence includes a simile?
Figures of speech provoke a thought process and bring depth to the language. To be able to use them well is an art, which can be mastered over time. The more you read, the more you will be able to understand. By going through the following examples, you too can master the art of using them appropriately.
Alliteration
Anastrophe
Anaphora
Antithesis
Antonomasia
Euphemism
Hyperbole
Idiom
Irony
Litotes
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Metonymy
Paradox
Paralipsis
Personification
Pun
Simile
Zeugma
What are some similes in Things Not Seen?
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.
Allegory is an extended metaphor that carries forward a dual meaning involving analogous structure of social,historical and political ideas and events that conceals and reveals to criticize.
eg: Orwell's -'Animal Farm' is a political allegory in a fable to reveal the Bolshevik Revolution and Stalins excesses.
Can you give me a example of a simile?
Usually the figure of speech which is called a simile compares two words, or two objects or ideas, that describe things which normally aren't a bit like one another.
An example of a simile is: 'My love is like a red, red rose.'
Or, you might say, 'My maths test was as prickly as a holly bush.'
What are the similarities of a simile and a metaphor?
The word like or as.It always does.
A simile is a comparison using like or as.
He ran like the wind.
I was as dry as a bone.
Is it a simile or a metaphor when it say as?
No. That's simile. A figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another, or by substituting a more descriptive word for the more common or usual word that would be expected. Some examples of metaphors: the world's a stage, he was a lion in battle, drowning in debt, and a sea of troubles.
How do you use sadness as a simile?
Smiley for sad is as below:D:< D: D8 D; D= DX v.v D-':
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n. - a simile is a type of writing that means a comparison of something using like or as ; the opposite of a metaphor (NOT using like or as).
Ex: Simile - My mother was as fierce as a tiger when she saw my messy room. or He was likean angel when he sat quietly in his seat.
- Hope this helps!
A metaphor is a literary analogy, a comparison of a person, thing, or act with another dissimilar object or concept, without using the words "like" or "as" (which would be a simile).
Examples : "The waiting room was a furnace." (it was hot)
Examples : "The politician hatched an ambitious plan." (he developed it, as a chick from an egg)
Is like a blanket a metaphor or a simile?
I think its a metaphor. its not using like or as, like all similes are supposed to.
What are the two things being compared in a simile?
Anything, really, except you use like or as to connect the two things. Here's two examples:
Her hair shone like the golden lamp on the floor. Hair is being compared, using like, to the golden lamp.
His eyes were as hard as the sidewalk. Eyes are being compared, using as, to the sidewalk.
I would use the first and last of them like the sidewalk was as hot as a pacake. meaning sidewalk and a pancake
Lets see.... A few examples would be in the latter. Your teeth are as white as the whitest cloud in the world. Those shoes are as white as the sand at white sands in New Mexico. Those socks are as white as bleached paper
An idea for an allegory story?
Is there any issue, recent or historical, that makes your blood boil? Something that angers you, that you want to change, things you always argure about, like abortion, war, or climate change?
If a certain issue pops into your head, you've found your answer.
Good luck!
