is the two words is a a simile?..such as
"life is a barren field"
2007-01-15 12:11:13 · 14 answers · asked by rscottbc 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
If you said "life is a barren field", that would be a metaphor. To make it a simile, you would have to use either "like" or "as". For example, "life is as ________ as a barren field".
2007-01-15 12:29:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Close. The example you've shown is a "metaphor," which is very similar to a simile. A simile is more literal. It usually employs either the word "like" or "as." If you had said, "Life is like a barren field," that would be a simile. A metaphor on the other hand is a figure of speech, not literal.
2007-01-15 12:17:24 · answer #2 · answered by robertspraguejr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm rusty on this specific question, but my recollection is that "life IS LIKE a barren field" would be a simile; and that "life is a barren field" would be a metaphor.
2007-01-15 12:15:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, a simile uses "like" or "as" so a simile would be life is like a barren field
2007-01-15 12:14:21 · answer #4 · answered by kevin s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope thats a metaphor a similie would be life is like a barren field
2007-01-15 12:15:35 · answer #5 · answered by boreddddtodeath 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually it is...
Are the two words "is a" a simile?
Not is they........
Actually a simile is a comparison of two things.
2007-01-15 12:16:20 · answer #6 · answered by holeeycow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, a simile has like or as
2007-01-15 12:25:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be a metaphor, my friend.
similies compare using the words like or as
2007-01-15 12:14:44 · answer #8 · answered by blahman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by definition, you must use "as, than or like", otherwise you are talking a metaphor
2007-01-15 12:14:32 · answer #9 · answered by ray 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. its As or Like
2007-01-15 12:14:46 · answer #10 · answered by ggirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋