(1)I am a rock (2)She eats like a bird (3)I'm as hungry as a wolf (4) The breeze blew the branches back and forth.
2006-12-28 02:29:10 · 6 answers · asked by elizabeth t 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
1.I am a rock
4.The breeze blew the branches back and forth.
These 2 sentences are metaphors because they have the word 'like' and 'as'
The other two words are similies because they have the word like and as.
2006-12-28 02:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by Grapy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in "The lion was a friendly kitten." So, sentence one is an example of a metaphor, sentence 2 is simile, sentence 3 is hyperbole and sentence 4 is personification.
2006-12-28 03:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by brainyluscious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I am a rock" is the metaphor. A good way to spot them is to look for the poetic feeling in them, and how the things are considered one and the same.. bad romantic poetry makes great examples: "she is the sun, and I the sea", or in this case, "I am a rock -- a pebble, trampled underfoot." On the other hand, "like" or "as" are sure signs of a similie, which is only a comparison.
2006-12-28 02:41:52 · answer #3 · answered by Colin T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sentence 1) is a metaphor because there is no comparision - you are considered as one or 'like' and 'as' are not used. 2) and 3) are similies while 4) is neither.
2006-12-28 02:33:38 · answer #4 · answered by Neo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 you are comparing the rock to yourself 2 +3 use the words : like, as , wich indicate they are simlies gosh im 13 and i know that
2006-12-28 03:24:16 · answer #5 · answered by LucyBabyxxx 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I am a rock.
2006-12-28 02:33:16 · answer #6 · answered by Lilla L 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋