This poem makes strong use of similes to describe what life is like without the person they love. Similes compare two objects or ideas using the words "like" or "as". in Boyfriend Poems Analysis of Form and Technique Me without you is like a leafless fall, a snowless winter, and a...
Describe something by comparing it to something else. EnglishWritingMetaphors► Share this page: ##”A simile, to be perfect, must both illustrate and ennoble the subject...” – Samuel Johnson A simile is a way of describing something by comparing it to something else, often using the wo...
Another classic song with similes that uses "like" as a direct comparison is Simon & Garfunkel's (1970) "Bridge over Troubled Water." This tune uses a simile to describe how friendship is an emotional bridge when there are problems: "I'm on your side When times get rough And friends ju...
Thy hair gro w s no w all ov er thy head the same leng th like the fur of an animal and it is lo vely to feel and I lov e it very much and it is beautiful and it fl atters and rises like a wheatfi eld in the wind,when I pass my hand over it.(P.375) ...
Labeleachoneinthemargin. Whataddeddetailsortypesofwordsmakethesecomparisonsclear? Underlinethedetailsthathelpsupportorshoweachcomparison. (Over,forspecificinstructions) Tryityourself.Herearesomesuggestedguidelines: Startwithvisualinspirationbychoosingapicturetodescribe.Oneofmy favoritesourcesforimagesistheph...