LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

GENRE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of figurative language uses like or as to compare two unlike things?
A
simile
B
metaphor
C
personification
D
None of the Above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1 Simile. A simile compares two different things, using the words “like” or “as” to draw attention to the comparison.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

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