LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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Metaphor
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Personification
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Hyberbole
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Metonynym
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Detailed explanation-1: -A simile is a comparison between two things that uses the word like or as: Her smile is as bright as sunshine. A metaphor is a direct comparison between two things that does not use like or as: Her smile is sunshine.
Detailed explanation-2: -A simile is saying something is like something else. A metaphor is often poetically saying something is something else. An analogy is saying something is like something else to make some sort of an explanatory point. You can use metaphors and similes when creating an analogy.
Detailed explanation-3: -A simile makes a comparison using the words “like” or “as.” Example: The concert was so crowded, it felt like a million people were there. A metaphor makes the comparison directly, substituting one thing for another. Example: That test was a killer.
Detailed explanation-4: -A simile is a figure of speech that describes something to be something else, but uses the words “like” or “as” to do so.
Detailed explanation-5: -As a reminder, metaphors compare two things without using the words “like” or “as."