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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Metaphor or Idiom
"I'm all ears." Is this a metaphor or idiom? I say idiom, but, on a test my 4th graders were given, it said metaphor. This is very confusing.
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Can you picture a person who is nothing but ears? The ears is a symbol of listening and being attentive. A metaphor is a word or phrase where you can easily imagine the meaning because it is descriptive.
- Can you picture a person who is nothing but ears?
- The ears is a symbol of listening and being attentive.
- A metaphor is a word or phrase where you can easily imagine the meaning because it is descriptive.
- An idiom cannot be "guessed" from the individual words.
- His statement was just a red herring.
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Can you picture a person who is nothing but ears? The ears is a symbol of listening and being attentive.
A metaphor is a word or phrase where you can easily imagine the meaning because it is descriptive.
An idiom cannot be "guessed" from the individual words.
His statement was just a red herring.
Can you guess what this means, if you use the definition of the indivi
A metaphor is a word or phrase where you can easily imagine the meaning because it is descriptive.
An idiom cannot be "guessed" from the individual words.
His statement was just a red herring.
Can you guess what this means, if you use the definition of the indivi
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AnonymousIs this a metaphor or idiom?This is a false choice. It can be both, and in my opinion it is. Many metaphors serve as idioms.
CJ
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CalifJimThis is a false choice. It can be both, and in my opinion it is. Many metaphors serve as idioms.I agree completely that it is a bad question, but if one is forced to choose between the two, I'd choose the metaphor.
A clearer choice would have been simile versus idiom.
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AlpheccaStarsif one is forced to choose between the two, I'd choose the metaphor.Me too.
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