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In reply to the discussion: Do they still teach the difference between simile and metaphor? I ask because... [View all]rownesheck
(2,343 posts)36. I've always been a good speller
but in 6th grade I went out early in my school's spelling bee. I was one of the favorites to win. I didn't study at all beforehand and went out on "caloric". Still disappointed over that, and it was 31 years ago!
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Do they still teach the difference between simile and metaphor? I ask because... [View all]
LAS14
Nov 2019
OP
A metaphor compares two dissimilar things by linking them with a commonality.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2019
#23
Metaphor if figurative and simile is literal (kind of--it doesn't pretend one is the other).
Cuthbert Allgood
Nov 2019
#18
Maybe, but what about knowing how to read it? E.g., parents/grandparents letters? nt
LAS14
Nov 2019
#15
For me what matters these days is that a person can learn anything they want to online.
abqtommy
Nov 2019
#14