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In general a metaphor is just a way to think about a subject from a different angle, or to find a vivid way of expressing some idea, however, metaphor is often an exaggeration. If you say, for example, that some obese person is a whale, that is a metaphor and also an exaggeration since even the most obese person does not weigh as much as a whale.
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What is a metaphor for intelligent?
what is the metaphor for honest
Is Matthew has a hands of a monkey is a idiom or metaphor?
The answer is: Metaphor. It is a metaphor because you are saying that Matthew has the hands of a monkey.
What is the meaning of exaggeration and one example?
One example of exaggeration is when a parent tells a child that: "If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, 'Go and clean your bedroom!'"
How do I use the word metaphor?
He used a metaphor to desciribe the swaying trees.
Is A equals B a metaphor or a mathematical symbol?
It's a mathematical metaphor.
Is exaggeration a metaphor?
In general a metaphor is just a way to think about a subject from a different angle, or to find a vivid way of expressing some idea, however, metaphor is often an exaggeration. If you say, for example, that some obese person is a whale, that is a metaphor and also an exaggeration since even the most obese person does not weigh as much as a whale.
What literary term is he would truly be a worm if any of his comrades should see him returning thus the marks of his flight upon him?
Hyperbole because the example is an exaggeration. METAPHOR--A+
Would saying you rather sit and do nothing for a year than eat radishes be a Metaphor?
No, it would be hyperbole, because it is an exaggeration.
Is the phrase he missed by a mile a hyperbole or a metaphor?
A hyperbole: A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.
What is the Tamil meaning of literally?
The Tamil word for literally is "உண்மையில்" (uṇmaiyil). It is used to indicate that something is being described exactly as it happened, without exaggeration or metaphor.
When you got tackled it felt like a bus hit you hyperbole or metaphor?
This statement is a metaphor. It compares the force of getting tackled to being hit by a bus, emphasizing the intensity of the impact for dramatic effect.
What is a chore poem that includes a simile metaphor alliteration onomatopoeia personification exaggeration end rhyme and rhymes that pile up?
You're cheating on the assignment but it's to late it was due on the 28th;)
Is exaggeration an abstract noun?
Yes, the noun exaggeration is an abstract noun; an exaggeration is opinion.
Is fire in your eyes an idiom?
Yes, its an idiom because it's a saying. It might also be either a hyperbole(an exaggeration) or a metaphor(a comparison between two things without using like, as, or than).
What does exaggeration and hyperbole have in common?
u use an exaggeration to make it a hyperbole. the definition of a hyperbole is an exaggeration!
Is mighty muscles move mountains a metaphor?
No. "Mighty muscles move mountains" is an alliterative hyperbole, or an exaggeration made for emphasis that is comprised of words all beginning with the same sound.A metaphor is a comparison that does not use "like" or "as." For example, "That fountain was Heaven on Earth." or "The tiger was a coiled spring ready to pounce."
Sentence for the word exaggeration?
That's an exaggeration of the truth!
