P. KHAS (BM)/PJ/BI AMBILAN JULAI 2008

SIMILE, HYPERBOLE

AND METAPHORS

�Metaphors are comparisons that

show how two things that are not

alike in most ways are similar in one

important way. Metaphors are a

way to describe something. Authors

use them to make their writing

more interesting or entertaining.

�Unlike similes that use the words

“as” or “like” to make a comparison,

metaphors state that something is

something else.

Examples for metaphors.

�1. Brian was a wall, bouncing every

tennis ball back over the net.

�This metaphor compares

Brian to a wall because he kept re-

turning the balls.

�2. We would have had more pizza

to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a

hog.

�Tammy was being com-

pared to a hog because she ate like

a hog.

METAPHORS

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�Similes are comparisons that

show how two things that are

not alike in most

ways are similar in

one important way.

Similes are a way to

describe something.

Authors use them to

make their writing

more interesting or

entertaining.

�Similes use the words “as” or

“like” to make the connection

between the two things that are

being compared.

Examples for simile

1. Playing chess with Ashley is like

trying to outsmart a computer.

�The activity “playing chess

with Ashley” is being compared to

“trying to outsmart a computer.”

The point is that Ashley can think in

a powerful manner that resembles

the way a computer operates, not

that she is like a computer in any

other way.

2. His temper was as explosive as a

volcano.

�His temper is being com-

pared to a volcano in that it can be

sudden and violent.

Hyperbole

�Hyperbole is used to create em-

phasis. It is a literary device often

used in poetry, and is frequently en-

countered in casual speech. It is also

a visual technique in which a delib-

erate exaggeration of a particular

part of an image is employed. An

example is the exaggeration of a

person's facial feature in a political

cartoon.

Examples for hyperbole

�These books weigh a ton.

(These books are heavy.)

�I could sleep for a year. (I could

sleep for a long time.)

�The path went on forever. (the

path was really long.)

�He must have jumped a mile.

(He jumped very high into the

air.)

�I'm so hungry, I could eat a

horse. (I'm so hungry, I could eat

a lot.)

�I'm doing like 15 trillion things

right now. (I'm busy.)

SIMILE