LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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comparing two things using like or as
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repeating the same inital sound in neighboring words
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a phrase that means something else than what it says
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comparing two things by saying one is the other
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Detailed explanation-1: -A metaphor is a direct comparison between two things. Metaphors don’t suggest one thing is like another; they declare that one thing is another: Love is a battlefield. He is the black sheep of the family. You are my lucky star. Metaphors are abundant in our language, and often you won’t even know you’re using them.
Detailed explanation-2: -A metaphor makes a comparison by stating that one thing is something else, but a simile states that one thing is like something else. If you’re trying to tell the difference between metaphors and similes, the more obvious comparison in similes makes them easier to identify as figures of speech.
Detailed explanation-3: -Similes and metaphors are both figures of speech that are used to make a comparison between two things that are not alike. The difference is that similes make the comparison by saying that something is like something else but metaphors make the comparison by saying that something is something else.
Detailed explanation-4: -Standard metaphor. A standard metaphor states one idea is another, making a direct comparison as if the two ideas were synonyms. Implied metaphor. Visual metaphor. Extended metaphor.
Detailed explanation-5: -Standard metaphor. Implied metaphor. Visual metaphor. Extended metaphor. Dead metaphor.