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Derwent1 Posted 6 years ago
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Metaphor or similie
In the following sentences are the highlighted metaphors or similes - and why - please?
Life was good when the world was filled with stories which ran like gazelles and pounced like lions.
Thanks.
Life was good when the world was filled with stories which ran like gazelles and pounced like lions.
Thanks.
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derwent1 In the following sentences are the highlighted metaphors or similes - and why - please? Life was good when the world was filled with stories which ran like gazelles and pounced like lions . Thanks.
- derwent1 In the following sentences are the highlighted metaphors or similes - and why - please?
- Life was good when the world was filled with stories which ran like gazelles and pounced like lions .
- Thanks.
- They are similes because they are comparisons with "like".
- "like" and "as" are the cues that you're dealing with a simile.
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derwent1 In the following sentences are the highlighted metaphors or similes - and why - please?
Life was good when the world was filled with stories which ran like gazelles
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