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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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Why was Yaroslav named the Wise?
Yaroslav I was given the title Yaroslav to Wise by Nestor the Chronicler. Nestor, along with other Russian historians, wanted to portray Yaroslav as a paragon of virtue to downplay his role in murdering his brothers for the throne.
What one of these is not a figure of speech personification simile hyperbole rhyme scheme?
Rhyme Scheme.. its jus the way something sounds. The rest are figures of speech.
How do you lose 40 pounds in 17 days quickly?
It is not advisable to lose 40 pounds in only 17 days. You can lose weight fairly quickly by exercising at least 30 minutes per day and eating healthy foods.
Figurative language is used chiefly in expository persuasion?
No, figurative language is not used chiefly in expository persuasion.
he was as fast as lightning in the middle of a surprise spring storm
as wrinkled as a prune on a hot summer day.
as sweet as as sugar in a warm apple pie
as quiet as a mouse on Christmas eve
as smelly as a sock
as bright as the sun
as old as a dinosaur
cute as a button
hot as a stove
Her eyes were as green as grass.
"as green as grass" is the simile.
It's like looking for a needle in a haystack?
The phrase, finding a needle in a haystack refers to having to find something or someone in an impossible situation. The item can be any size. The area can be any size as well.
Type your answer here... a simile has to have as or like in it to be one
aloft , loft, coughed, doffed, waft, oft, toft, quaffed, scoffed, hayloft,
aloft, coughed, doffed, hayloft, loft, oft, quaffed, scoffed, soft, toft, waft
1 syllable:
coughed, croft, groft, kroft, loft, oft, scoffed, toft, waft
2 syllables:
aloft
3 syllables:
choir loft, microsoft, organ loft, pigeon loft
You can try rhymezone.com:]
Are there any similes about famous people?
There are some but not a lot if you want to find some you would have to check Bing
How do you write a statement that contains a simile?
A simile is a sentence comparing two or more objects by using the words "like" or "as." An example would be to say "Her hands were as clammy as a fish," or "His hair was as red as fire."
prose allegory is to represent something in another manner
Simile about the month of may?
May is as nice as a quiet morning before June which is like the middle of the day when the sun is blazing.
saying that one thing is like another thing or saying it is as _____ as something
e.g. It was like a feather falling from the sky
Twas as noisy as an elephant charging at full speed
What are examples of similes for something valuable?
As valuable as children, as valuable as life, as valuable as light, as valuable as water, as valuable as money, as valuable as diamonds
What are five examples of similes?
Her hands were as cold as ice.
Alice could run like the wind.
Her father was as bald as a coot.
My feet were as black as coal from walking barefoot in the garden.
A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind to make a point.
"I need this argument like I need a splitting headache!"
Please give me a general Conclusion of simile?
It's a literary device used to relate or compare two different objects using the words "like" or "as"
examples include: as big as a building
he ate like a bear
Whats a simile to blood was leaking out of them like?
One sentence could be "Blood was leaking out of them like water from a faucet."
A simile is a comparison using like or as.
For Example:
Brave like a lion
Quick as a cheetah
Fierce like a tiger
