The horn sounded like and elephant's trunk
2006-08-16 13:24:14 · 11 answers · asked by mike h 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The figure of speech you refer to is actually personification, but when you use "like" as above you are also using a simile.
I hope this helps.
2006-08-16 13:38:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
To give it characteristics which are strictly human or animal. Here the characteristic sound of the elephant has been conferred on the horn.
2006-08-16 14:11:23 · answer #2 · answered by Cephalic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That example is a simile because you compared two things using like or as
giving human or animal traits to a nonliving object is personification
2006-08-16 13:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thrilling thougths, yet i do no longer comprehend my cat, and neither do i comprehend ants, or sharks, or squids. So dealing with your concept, then God does not comprehend me, that's extremely a threat i assume. I agree, that if there have been a God, then we could no longer start to comprehend the character of that God. How ought to we start to comprehend the character of an all-powerful being? i do no longer even comprehend my own nature loads of the time, or the persons around me, and that i dont comprehend why i'm here or what, precisely, i'm. And why do you think of that animals don't have a spirit? Animals are spirit creatures too.. havent you walked with the aid of a wooded area at night? ;-) each and every of the best, zag
2016-10-02 04:29:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A simile is a type of figurative language - it helps us to understand what something is like - because it is like something else we can understand ...
In your example, we now know what noise the horn made because we know what an elephant sounds like when it trumpets.
What does it mean? well - it means whatever you want to make it mean.
2006-08-16 13:34:09 · answer #5 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's just providing a reference point to others, as best as I can figure out the meaning of your question. Description, OK?
2006-08-16 13:31:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Add things to the object like arms legs fur wings clothes ears eyes etc....
2006-08-16 13:30:02 · answer #7 · answered by natmarie25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's called "personification"
2006-08-16 14:21:49 · answer #8 · answered by KiKi Jo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
personification!
2006-08-16 14:12:38 · answer #9 · answered by bebop_groove_bonanza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anthropomorphism
2006-08-16 13:33:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋