What is the main difference between a metaphor and a simile?

Figurative Language and Literary Devices

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Neither uses 'like' or 'as' to compare things.
Both use 'like' or 'as' to compare things.
A simile uses 'like' or 'as', while a metaphor does not.
A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as', while a simile does not.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does personification enhance writing?
By using symbols to represent ideas.
By creating unexpected twists.
By exaggerating for dramatic effect.
By adding human qualities to non-human things.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is hyperbole primarily used for in writing?
To convey literal meanings.
To create vivid imagery.
To add humor.
To emphasize or dramatize.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the idiom 'raining cats and dogs' mean?
Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.
The weather is unpredictable.
It is raining heavily.
It is raining lightly.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does irony add to writing?
By repeating sounds for effect.
By using symbols to convey deeper meanings.
By creating a contrast between expectation and reality.
By exaggerating for emphasis.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is metonymy?
Using a related term to represent something.
Using sounds to mimic actions.
Using a part to represent the whole.
Using symbols to convey ideas.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can a red rose symbolize in writing?
Peace
Friendship
Love
Anger
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is alliteration?
Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words.
Repetition of the same word in a sentence.
Using symbols to convey meanings.
Using words that imitate sounds.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What effect does anaphora have in writing?
It creates a musical quality.
It conveys literal meanings.
It emphasizes a message through repetition.
It adds humor to the text.
10.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
Unity
Peace
Love
Buzz
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