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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Similes

Is "Tierd like bleachers" a simile?

Is "Someone mighthave thought I was making fire in my hands" a metaphor?

Is "Frost cracking beneath my steps, my breath before me" an alliteration?

Is " A few cars hissing past" an onomatopoeia?
  

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-- Yes, but a weak one. -- Possibly; it depends on what you are doing. -- 'beneath', 'breath' and 'before' alliterate, but only in the second phrase is is noticeable.

  • -- Yes, but a weak one.
  • -- Possibly; it depends on what you are doing.
  • -- 'beneath', 'breath' and 'before' alliterate, but only in the second phrase is is noticeable.
  • -- Yes
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Is "Tierd like bleachers" a simile?-- Yes, but a weak one.

Is "Someone might have thought I was making fire in my hands" a metaphor?-- Possibly; it depends on what you are doing.

Is "Frost cracking beneath my steps, my breath before me" an alliteration?-- 'beneath', 'breath' and 'before' alliterate, but only in the second phrase is is noticeable.

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