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Metaphors compare two different things such as objects, ideas, feelings, or thoughts.
Metaphors compare two different things such as objects, ideas, feelings, or thoughts.
- Metaphors compare two similar things.
- Metaphors compare two unrelated things. (correct)
- Metaphors compare two identical things.
- Metaphors compare two opposite things.
When using a metaphor, we say that something is something else.
When using a metaphor, we say that something is something else.
- When using a metaphor, we say that something is completely different from something else. (correct)
- When using a metaphor, we say that something is exactly the same as something else.
- When using a metaphor, we say that something is unrelated to something else.
- When using a metaphor, we say that something is similar to something else.
Metaphors can be formed using the verb 'to be' in different forms, such as am, are, was, and were.
Metaphors can be formed using the verb 'to be' in different forms, such as am, are, was, and were.
- Metaphors can only be formed using the verb 'to be' in the future tense.
- Metaphors can only be formed using the verb 'to be' in the past tense.
- Metaphors can only be formed using the verb 'to be' in the present tense.
- Metaphors can be formed using the verb 'to be' in different forms. (correct)
The purpose of using metaphors is to make sentences more interesting and create an image in the reader's mind.
The purpose of using metaphors is to make sentences more interesting and create an image in the reader's mind.
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In the sentence 'Jim is a giraffe', the metaphor compares Jim with a giraffe due to their common characteristic, which is their height.
In the sentence 'Jim is a giraffe', the metaphor compares Jim with a giraffe due to their common characteristic, which is their height.
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