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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Simile and Metaphor

Definition: Simile is when you compare two nouns (persons, places or things) that are unlike, with "like" or "as."


Definition: Metaphor is when you use two nouns and compare or contrast them to one another. Unlike simile, you don't use "like" or "as" in the comparison.


Similes: 
1. "They come in like a hurricane". Page 53
2. "My throat closes like the shutter of a camera". Page 54
3. "Vern's face is like a souffle, caving in at the most unexpected places". Page 51
4. "It feels like a fist in my gut." Page 52
5. "My throat closes like the shutter of a camera, so that any visible air or excuses must move through a tunnel as thick as a pin." Page 54

Metaphor:

1. "When she is tired to the bed, I am her eyes and her ears" Page 49 


2. "My cheeks are on fire." Page 51
3. "Did she blow a gasket?" Page 53
4. "My father's voice is an ax." Page 54
5. "For a moment, my mother is caught between us, a soap bubble." Page 52





http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/simile.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/metaphor.html
http://jhh.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83440b1bf53ef01127970752d28a4-pi

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