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Metaphors Metonymy and Synecdoche
Includes questions about the use of expressions to refer one thing to another. Metaphors are comparisons without the use of the words "like" or "as". Ex: All the world's a stage. Metonymy shows association between two concepts. Ex: The press was banned from the room. (Press, meaning reporters.) Synechdoche is a part or a whole concept described by a single body part. Ex: All hands on deck.
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What are the differences between similie metaphors and personification?
a metaphor compares a person to a thing (which may be anything, including another person)
a personification compares a thing (which is not a person) to a person (which may be real or fictional)
How is a literary analogy different from a simile or metaphor?
A metapore does not use the word like or as.
Ex of a metaphor: the 4th grade is a roller coaster ride with many ups and downs.
Ex. Of a simile: the 4th grade was like a roller coaster ride with many ups and downs.
Hope this helps!
What is the difference between simile and similar?
A simile compares two things with like or as, example: "She was as angry as a bull!" A synonym is something that means that same thing as a certain word. Synonyms for angry would be furious, mad, and upset.
What is the meaning of 'the warehouse was a dust silent tomb'?
To be a simile you must use the word 'like' (or another similar word that serves the same function) 'The warehouse was like a dusty, silent tomb' is a simile 'The warehouse was a dusty, silent tomb' is a metaphor
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 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
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 are some good metaphors or similes that can be used to describe a garden?
Green, Fresh, Delicate, Growth, Fragrant, Colorful, Joyous, Lively, Plentiful
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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
