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8_murik_8 [283]
3 years ago
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Which of these is an example of a simile?

English
2 answers:
irina1246 [14]3 years ago
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'My love is like a red rose' is an example of a simile. A simile is a figurative language that uses words 'as' and 'like' to compare one thing to something else. In this sentence, we comparing love with a red rose.

<h3>Further Explanation </h3>

A simile is a type of figurative languages. Another type of figurative languages including personification, metaphor, hyperbole, assonance, paradox and etc. Figurative language uses a figure of speech to describe something beyond their literal meaning.

The other sentences: He was drowning in a sea of grief; You are my sunshine, and she was a hurricane in his heart are examples of a metaphor. In the first sentence, the phrase 'sea of grief' is to describe how the man is suffering, maybe the grief is deep like a sea.

Metaphor is a figure speech to show how someone or something is like by comparing it to something else, unlike similes, a metaphor doesn't use the word 'as' or 'like.'

Here some examples of simile:

1. They fought like cats and dogs.

2. She’s as good as gold

3. The car is as clean as a whistle

<h3>Learn more </h3>

Figurative language brainly.com/question/2427003

Use of figurative language brainly.com/question/817239

Personification brainly.com/question/1599915

Keywords: simile, figurative language, a figure of speech, metaphor

Rufina [12.5K]3 years ago
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<em>3. My love is like a red rose. </em>

'My love is like a red rose' is an example of a simile. A simile is a figurative language that uses words 'as' and 'like' to compare one thing to something else. In this sentence, we are comparing love with a red rose.

Further Explanation:

<em>A simile is an example of figurative languages.</em> Another type of figurative languages includes personification, metaphor, hyperbole, assonance, paradox and etc. Figurative language uses a figure of speech to describe something beyond their literal meaning.

<em>In this sentence “My love” is like a “red rose” is a simile.  In this simile, the poet’s love is being compared to a red rose. A simile is a “figure of speech”.</em> This figure of speech is used for comparing ‘one thing to another thing’ of a different kind. In other words, a simile compares two different things in an interesting manner so that the reader’s or listener’s interest is aroused.  

The other sentences: He was drowning in a sea of grief; You are my sunshine, and she was a hurricane in his heart are examples of a metaphor. In the first sentence, the phrase 'sea of grief' is to describe how the man is suffering; maybe the grief is deep like a sea. Metaphor is a figure speech to show how someone or something is like by comparing it to something else, unlike similes, a metaphor doesn't use the word 'as' or 'like.'  

Learn more:

1. The author who described the problems of industrialized England was? <u>brainly.com/question/2018987 </u>

2. There was a knight a most distinguished man? <u>brainly.com/question/1625867 </u>

Answer Details:

Grade: Secondary

Subject: English Grammar  

Chapter: Simile

Keywords: simile, figurative languages, metaphor, figure of speech.

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