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Aqua blue 107 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Simile or metaphor

the roads like twisted wires,

the bright cars, microchips

would the second line be a simile because a simile was used in the first line and in the manner in which the lines flow would it be implied that a like should be in the second line?

  

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com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-a-simile-and-a-metaphor/ comes down to a word. ” Life is like a box of chocolates. (Simile) My life is an open book.

  • com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-a-simile-and-a-metaphor/ comes down to a word.
  • ” Life is like a box of chocolates.
  • (Simile) My life is an open book.
  • (Metaphor) That baby is as cute as a button!
  • (Simile) Baby, you’re a firework.
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https://www.grammarly.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-a-simile-and-a-metaphor/ comes down to a word. Similes use the words like or as to compare things—“Life is like a box of chocolates.” In contrast, metaphors directly state a comparison—“Love i

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