simile: he's as reluctant as a smoker going in for lung cancer test
metaphor: he's a smoker going in for a lung cancer test
Like a tree rooted deeply in the ground, resistant to being uprooted.
a good metaphor for describing a criminal is the criminal was like an explosion of heat
very good
No, that is a metaphor. I think. ^^
His eyes were a tranquil green pool, flecked with brown and gold in the sunlight (metaphor) or Her eyes were hazel like emeralds burried in dirty (simile)
There are several poetic elements in the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night." The actual phrase and specifically the word "night" is a metaphor for death.
The sound of bodies colliding could be compared to a heavy sack of potatoes hitting the ground.
A metaphor compares similar qualities in two situations without using the words "like" or "as" (which is called a simile).Example : "It's dark."Using Simile : "It is as dark as a moonless night."Using Metaphor : "It was a heavy cloak of gloom that covered the land."Using Metaphor : "The darkness was an eternal, endless, subterranean abyss."
A simile is a comparison to something else, using the words like or as. Example: "A good fiction writer of is an author who puts words together like Ernest Hemingway reincarnated."
First of all, as you read through the book, use little strips of paper to mark the pages that you feel would allow you to come up with a good metaphor and simile. Next, write down the metaphor and simile and come up with some words that rhyme with the last word of each. If you don't want your poem to rhyme, then try to write the metaphor and simile with the same rhythm. Next, begin to write your poem and work the metaphor and simile into the body of the poem. Hester's Story was written by Adele Geras.
Similie- comparing using "like" or "as" Metaphor-comparing without using "like" or "as" Personification-giving inanimate objects human characteristics
simile for stuck