Would the Keith urban lyrics.."Well, she was precious like a flower" be considered a Metaphor?
2007-04-19 13:36:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
No, it's a simile. If he said she was a flower, that would be a metaphor. Because she is LIKE a flower, it is a simile.
A simile relates something to something else (think "similar").
A metaphor says something is something else.
Oh, I'm disappointed in the English major! You are backward!
http://m-w.com/dictionary/metaphor
http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=simile
2007-04-19 13:39:31 · answer #1 · answered by Dan X 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. A metaphor does not include the word "like".
She is a flower - now that is a metaphor.
He is strong like a bar of steel - simile
His arms are bars of steel - metaphor
2007-04-19 20:40:49 · answer #2 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no because it is a simile. a simile is when you use like, or as to compare things and a metaphor is when you DO NOT use like or as to compare things.
2007-04-19 20:40:51 · answer #3 · answered by Ki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first answer is wrong - and an English major too! Shame!
The second answer is correct but the spelling of 'simile' is wrong.
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2007-04-19 20:41:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be more a simile than a metaphor, but it could still be considered a metaphor
2007-04-19 20:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by bobroberts 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No it comes closer to a simile.
2007-04-19 20:40:25 · answer #6 · answered by Lin s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes this is a metaphor, just remember metaphors use like or as (:
2007-04-19 20:39:15 · answer #7 · answered by jamie kat 6 · 0⤊ 5⤋
no ...that's a simile.
2007-04-19 22:03:06 · answer #8 · answered by Kim S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋