Words to Describe Qualities of a Good Friend
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affable affectionate attentive
available believable brave
caring cheerful considerate
cordial discerning easygoing
empathetic faithful forgiving
Literal language means exactly what it says, while figurative language uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to describe something often through comparison with something different. See the examples below.
Mawi's father was afraid that the Ethiopian army was going to make him a nurse for the army. He could not take his family because it would too much time and he wanted to keep them safe.
Number one is an allusion
Number two is a metaphor because it is comparing the dudes face to a white sheet but it didnt use like or as so its not a simile.
Number three therefore would be a simile because it uses the word as to compare two things.