Simile vs Metaphor

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

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A simile uses 'like' or 'as' to make a comparison, while a metaphor directly states that one thing is another.

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Give an example of a simile.

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'Her smile is like the sun'.

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Give an example of a metaphor.

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'He is a shining star in the classroom'.

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What does 'as fast as lightning' mean?

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It is a simile that means something happens very quickly.

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What does 'the wheels of justice turn slowly' mean?

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It is a metaphor that suggests that legal processes take a long time.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, like 'Uncle Uris' united union uses umbrellas'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human traits or qualities to non-human things. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words, like 'kick the bucket' meaning to die.