Instance, "they are like chalk and cheese".
2006-08-27 06:56:56 · 8 answers · asked by bluedart 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
When I want to express the sentiments of "doing that is like doing something else" I often use the expression "it's six of one, half a dozen of another"- For example, I can give you six eggs or half a dozen. Doing that(giving you six eggs) is like doing something else(giving you half a dozen).
2006-08-31 01:46:43 · answer #1 · answered by Tynes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who be doo is on the right track but...
when u compare 2 things in english or any other language, it is known as a figure of speech called a simile, the words 'like' and 'as' always features in this type of comparison.
a metaphor is a type of comparison where we omit the words 'like' and 'as' but we are still comparing 2 things.
an example of a metaphor would be the poem (dunno if u've ever read it) the sea is a hungry dog...
or another example is when u say "oh he's such a pig, or such a donkey, or such an ape" its a comparison where u call someone something to compare them with something else.
Personification is when u give an inanimate object a human characteristic for e.g and then, the wind danced in the trees... its a comparison u're making in describing how the wind seemed to be enjoying itself as if it had human feelings, hence the 'dancing'
in conclusion - all these types of figures of speech are used to add spice and variety to everyday language...
this is why we make comparisons, or use figurative speech, to make it more interesting...back in the olden days without television, people entertained themselves with poetry and figures of speech, sarcasm, puns (play on words) so that they could have a laugh. they had plays and read poems etc for entertainment. nowadays, people come on YAHOO ANSWERS to talk about rubbish, but hey, we're supposed to be more advanced and evolved and other such bull...oh well...everyone to their own.
2006-08-27 15:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by Wisdom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Likeining something to something else helps the person to be more familiar with what you are saying and helps them to better understand it. Example, if you had never heard of cricket but you were familiar with baseball, I could say"cricket is like baseball". That helps you to gain a better understanding of the thing I am describing.
2006-08-27 15:58:46 · answer #3 · answered by Chimera's Song 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you probably got the educated answers already so they say these things to get you to understand what it is like to do that thing. or sometimes they're trying to be funny or something
2006-08-27 16:00:14 · answer #4 · answered by ballaster36 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is called a metaphore....it is used to describe ones actions or behavior etc. compared to something else . ex. she is as high as a kite, or she is as fresh as spring, she is like a dog with a bone.
2006-08-27 14:05:57 · answer #5 · answered by who be boo? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't really know
2006-08-27 14:30:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
. . . you must know some strange people . . .
2006-08-27 14:01:53 · answer #7 · answered by Astra 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Well, I might be dumb but at least I'm ugly!"
2006-08-27 14:00:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋