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AleksAgata [21]
3 years ago
14

Compare and contrast metaphors an similes and their purpose

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1 answer:
zaharov [31]3 years ago
4 0
Similes are comparisons that use the word "like" or "as". For example, "I slept like a log last night" is a simile.

A metaphor is a comparison that does not use "like" or "as". For example, "He is a bull when he plays football" is a metaphor. 
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