Except isn't it really an extended metaphor due to its length? Bill
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonita DeAmicis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] getting it in reading > The "like" does make it a simile although it is so long and drawn out I > forgot I put a "like" in there. Metaphors tend to go on longer--but you > are right--I compared with like and did not make it an inferred > comparison--so it is a simile. > >> On a side note: Ok, now I'm confused. I've been working on metaphors, >> similes, and analogies...Isn't the apple metaphor really a simile? > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
