The definition of a metaphor is "a figure of speech containing an implied comparison‚ in which a word or phrase ordinarily and primarily used of one thing is applied to." A metaphor is different to a simile‚ but it is related‚ which is also a comparison. The primary difference is that a simile uses the word like or as to compare two things‚ but a metaphor suggests that the dissimilar things are the same. This picture is funny because it’s a play on a very well know metaphor of ‘being stabbed
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Brothers Grimm fairytales into her own work of confessional poetry. Her poem entitled “Rumpelstiltskin” uses poetic elements such as similes and allusions to enhance the imagery of her poems and transform these short stories into her own work of confessional poetry. The use of similes and metaphors provide a strong poetic for writers. Anne Sexton sprinkles similes throughout her poetry in order for readers to better understand what she is trying
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Dilliard’s purpose in the passage is to convey the brutality yet beauty of nature through the death of a moth. She uses similes‚ choice diction regarding colors‚ and adopts a fascinated tone in order to portray her feelings about nature‚ that it can be brutal yet beautiful at the same time‚ for her general audience that reads her passages. In “Death of a Moth”‚ Dilliard uses several similes such as “like a boiling fire glimpsed through silhouetted walls‚ like a hollow saint‚ like a flamefaced virgin gone to God”
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1. simile-I remember the green coat that i wore in fifth or sixth grade when you either danced like a champ or pressed yourself against a greasy wall ‚ bitter like a penny toward happy couples. 2. Personification- with enough belts to hold down a small town 3. Personification-The next day when i got home from school‚ i discovered draped on my bedpost a jacket the color of day old guacamole . 4. Simile- I threw my books on the bed and approached the jacket slowly ‚as if it were a stranger whose
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techniques such as tone‚ imagery‚ similes‚ and foreshadowing have been used by authors to engender specific impressions upon their audience. Like an artist’s pallet of paint‚ authors color their words with vibrancy through the use of these literary tools. In the Greek work the Iliad‚ Homer skillfully utilizes similes and foreshadowing in an innovative way. Rather than approaching them as separate entities‚ he notably combines them by foreshadowing in the form of a simile about what will come to pass
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the famous art activity is to sing a song. For me‚ it’s not like a hobby‚ it’s more like a part of my life. So I choose one of my favorite song to express myself.in the song‚ there are many figurative languages‚ for example‚ there have repetition‚ simile and rhyme. first of all‚ there are many repetitions in this song‚ repetition means the act of repeating‚ or doing‚ saying‚ or writing something again; repeated action‚ performance‚ production‚ or presentation. in my opinion‚ if you repeat some
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hyperbole c. metaphor b. simile d. personification 2. What figure of speech is the book dropped from his hands like lead? a. simile c. personification b. hyperbole d. metaphor 3. What figure of speech is they had to have it in their libraries as a monument of antiquity‚ like those old rusty coins which can’t be used in real trade? a. metonymy c. metaphor b. simile d. personification 4. What figure of speech is the field sits breathless? a. simile c. metaphor b. personification
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sense. Figurative meaning is far more interesting when it is used in a sentence. It encourages us to use our imaginations. There are different ways to use figurative language in our daily life such as simile‚ personification‚ alliteration‚ paradox and etc. Niklaus runs like a duck. (it’s a simile‚ as Niklaus is explicitly compared to a duck with the use of the words “like” or “as”) Love is a ruthless game (it’s a metaphor‚ as one thing is compared to another without the use of the words “like”
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How do the poems‚ “A Simile and “Moon Rondeau” compare in the different stage of a relationship depicted? There are times when we need to talk yet the words never come. During our toughest moments things seem to get complicated and confusing leaving us to wonder; however‚ I believe in us and all that we share. The authors of the poems‚ “A Simile” and “Moon Rondeau” compare the steps of a relationship by using symbolism‚ analogy and imagery. In the poems‚ “Simile” and “Moon Rondeau” the authors
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initiative seem inhuman. In one line‚ Piercy uses simile when she writes‚ “the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half submerged balls.” By using this simile‚ Piercy piques the readers’ imagination‚ renewing their interest in the forgotten things people do. This simile shows that the people who do hard work make it look easy from doing it so well and the speaker wishes she could be like them. In addition to simile‚ Piercy uses metaphor and simile. To capture how hard the people work‚ Piercy uses
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