Is this a simile or a metaphor...or anything?
"having ridden in thoughtful silence"
"With gentle words that seemed about to break"
2007-09-02 11:27:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Thesae are metaphors. Similes use the words like or as. Hope this helps.
2007-09-02 11:34:27 · answer #1 · answered by SKCave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a simile uses the words like or as.
"she loved him like a brother"
"as swift as an eagle"
metaphors assert that one thing IS another not just like another.
"Jn.6:48 I am the bread of life or eat my body and drink my blood"
this metaphor is one in which one object is liked to another by speaking of it as if it were the other but in fact is not.
i don't think that either sentence is a simile or metaphor however i would say that the second sentence is an example of personification as words cannot actually break.
2007-09-02 12:11:55 · answer #2 · answered by Cindy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one is a metaphor, but I think the second one is a personification. Because "break" is more of a verb that is used in/for humans, whereas words do not really "break" something. Even in the case of, "these words break my heart", the sentence is more towards a personification compared to a metaphor or a simile.
Good luck! :)
2007-09-02 20:12:13 · answer #3 · answered by UnspokenShadow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The second one is an implicit metaphor, but the first one is neither. Unless I'm reading it completely wrong, it's not comparing anything with anything else.
2007-09-02 11:42:24 · answer #4 · answered by Expat Mike 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i am pretty sure those are both metaphors because they are both comparisons but their not direct comparisons of one subjects features to another
2007-09-02 11:40:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
both metaphors
2007-09-02 11:35:14 · answer #6 · answered by livelaughlove1379 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋