Similes And Metaphors

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Similes And Metaphors
The difference between a simile and a metaphor by Gemma Wiseman Both a simile and a metaphor are descriptive tools of communication. A writer or speaker may use them to highlight, detail or explain features of an idea. They both perform as adjectives qualifying a noun or pronoun; they both compare the noun or pr... More> Metaphors and similes to life by Jewell Chameleon If life's a bitch, it's a metaphor. But if life's like a lottery, it's a simile. Being aware of and analyzing the metaphors and similes you instinctively live by can really help you understand and change the way you automatically think about life. W... More>
	Figures of speech in poetry by Akram Saqib Figure shows while the words describe or tell. A man learns and understands very easily, the meaning of any thing that he sees with his naked eyes. If there is a picture of an object on one side and the name on the other side, the learner would defi... More> Poetry analysis: Presents from my aunts in Pakistan, by Moniza Alvi by Liz Allen Moniza Alvi was born of mixed parentage, her father being Pakistani and her mother English. She was born in Pakistan but moved to England at a young age. This poem expresses her confusion in her search for her identity. The tradtional clothes that h... More>
Different kinds of figures of speech by John Louie Ramos Figures of speech have been used in literature to add color and life to the written text. Thus, writers use figures of speech as a device to express an idea in a relatively more attractive and creative manner. In addition, it adds to the imaginative... More> Poetry analysis: Death of a Naturalist, by Seamus Heaney by Liz Allen Heaney's poem 'Death of a Naturalist' focuses on his experience of collecting and watching frogspawn as a child, and his reaction when the spawn turned into frogs. In the first ten lines of the poem Heaney uses vivid imagery to describe the setting ... More>
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