Thursday, April 28, 2011

Simile-a figure of speech comparing two things using the words like or as  
Metaphor- a figure of speech that uses something to replace something else to make an analogy
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1.  They'd sob with sheer with sheer joy to find me, and whisk me of to our castle in Monaco or Romania and give me a maid that smelled like fresh sheets, and my own Bernese mountain dog, and my own phone line. (57) Simile
2.  She has a Mahhukar catheter, which looks just like her central line used to look and protrudes from the same spot on her chest. (57)  Simile
3.  Vern's face is like a soufle, caving in at the most unexpected places. (59)  Simile
4.  Vern shuffles his feet and stuffs his hands in his jacket, like Napoleon.
5.  A four hour surgery isn't exactly a walk in the park, either-you have a 1 in 3,000 chance of dying on the operating table. (59) Metaphor
6.  When she is tied to the bed I am her eyes and ears.
7.  My throat closes like the shutter of a camera.
8.  The information is endless, a series of darts thrown so fast I can not feel them sting anymore. (74)  Metaphor
9.  I f you can focus on sandbagging the beachhead, you can ignore the tsunami that is approaching. (76)  Metaphor
 


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