John Wilson

Metaphors and similes are comparing two unlike objects, and should have nothing to do with the action of a living thing.

a metaphor, which is the comparison of two things by just stating that one thing is the other.

It is a literary device that makes the comparison about a fact to enhance something about it by using a comparison tool like ‘as’, ‘like’, etc. My first is this one: “My papa’s hair is like a broom” (p.6 in “Hairs”). It represent the straightness of Esperanza’s dad’s hair by using “like” to make it in relation with a broom. Secondly, this one, “but Sally doesn’t talk about the time he hits her with his hands, just like a dog, she said, like if I was an animal!” (p. 92 in “What Sally said” ). There, the author makes us understand that Sally’s husband beats her hard, without any form pitty. Cisneros even makes the comparison of Sally being a beaten dog by the use of the word “like”. Simile is much used in THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET to enhance the writing and the description made about

Lit devices for Anthem by Ayn Rand Symbol: A symbol is a thing that represents or stands for something else (google) Example: “ Then we knew. We were in the Uncharted forest. We had not thought of coming here, but our legs had carried our wisdom, and our legs had brought us to the Uncharted forest.”

According to Merriam-Webster, Metaphor is defined as a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them. Hayes begins his poem with a

Simile is a figure of speech which shows a similarity between two apparently unlike things by using the words “like” or “as.” One example of simile is, “The god that holds you over the pit of Hell much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire…” In this sentence you are being compared to a spider, or a loathsome insect. This means that God is holding you out of hell like someone would hold a bug over the trash. A second example of simile is, “your wickedness makes you as if it were as heavy as lead.” Your wickedness is being compared to lead. It is saying that you have so much sin and wickedness in you, that it weighs you down because it’s so heavy. The more wicked you get, the lower God’s hand drops, and the sooner you fall into

A simile is a figure of speech that compares one thing to another using the words like or as. The machines cut the trees in one big swipe like a shearer quickly cutting the fleece off a

Device: Simile–A word or expression that makes an explicit comparison between two things of unlike nature that yet have something in common. Similes usually use the terms “like” or “as” in making that explicit comparison.

a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing being compared isn’t explicitly stated

A metaphor is comparing two objects without the use of like or as. One example of a metaphor in the letter is found in 39th paragraph and reads “Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away.”(King). This is a metaphor because it compares dark clouds to racial prejudice without like or as. Another metaphor is in the 39th paragraph and reads “the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow and the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.”(King). This is a metaphor because it compares radiant starts to love and brotherhood without like or

3) Metaphor. “Yes, that’s what love is. It’s what makes the game become the falcon, the falcon becomes man, and man, in his turn, the desert. It’s what turns lead into gold, and makes the gold return to the earth.” (Coelho page #145) This is a metaphor because it compares several unrelated things to each other.

Analogies/Metaphors: When you can relate your scenario to something that the prospect already accepts as true.

Poets use comparisons frequently to help them discuss two or more things. Poets can use similes or metaphors to make these comparisons. A simile is a comparison that uses the words “like” or “as.” When Robert Frost says “life is too much like a pathless wood,” then he is using a simile.

A metaphor is a comparison that suggests something else. In religion, Campbell says that the metaphors used are not literal. It was a metaphor and in his definition metaphors are not to be taken literally. Myths are written in a way to be discovered and unknown so it is able to awaken your inner self. It is deeper that what most people have been interpreting it as. People may believe that Campbell was undermining Christianity when he said Jesus never really ascended into heaven when in fact he was just cracking the code. It was a metaphor. Society’s problem is that we don’t use connotation to interpret metaphors and myths, but use denotation. 4. How do myths help us to connect to the spiritual world?

An example : “you are like a red rose”, a red rose is a metaphor for beauty.