Simile And Metaphor
Found 3 free book(s)Elements of Poetry - University of New Mexico
www.unm.eduparticularly important for poetry are simile and metaphor. A simile involves a comparison between unlike things using like or as. For instance, “My love is like a red, red rose.” A metaphor is a comparison between essentially unlike things without a word such as like or as. For example, “My love is a red, red rose.” Synecdoche is a type ...
Figures of Speech
ssmithey.weebly.comSimile – compare two things using like or as (you eat like a pig) Metaphor – compare two things without using like or as (life is a highway) Alliteration – same beginning sound (Alice ate an Apple) Onomatopoeia – words that imitate real sounds (Meow) Personification – give ...
Simile and Metaphor Student Worksheet
www.beaconlearningcenter.comSimile and Metaphor Student Worksheet Simile examples: She is as sweet as candy. Bob runs like a deer. The willow’s music is like a soprano. She slept like a log. He is as thin as a rail. Metaphor examples: My dad is a bear. The bar of soap was a slippery eel. The light was the sun during our test. He hogged the road. She toyed with the idea ...