Homework Help Forum: English

Posted by Jazmin on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 7:57pm.

Analogies 1.Advent:arrival::exaggeration:____ 2.Allude:hint::____:self evident I need help making similies i dont quite understand how to do them. Metaphors 1.Leaping with laughter 2.Life has a tendency to come back and bite you in the rear Idioms 1.A slap on the wrist 2.A taste of your own medicine can you tell me and explain what each of them mean thank you

• English - Writeacher, Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 8:39pm

  Solving analogies: http://www.google.com/search?q=solving+analogies&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGIE_en Similes -- comparisons that includes "like" or "as" -- She is as tall as a giraffe. or Her blue eyes are like the sky on a summer morning. Metaphors -- comparisons that do not include "like" or "as" -- both your examples are correct. Idioms: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/s.html Look them up alphabetically.

  
  

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