Question

Language is a road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going." -Rita Mae Brown

The quote above is an example of a:

A. simile

B. metaphor

C. personification

Answer 1

A simile is comparing two concepts or two things using "like" or "as" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simile

A metaphor is comparing two concepts without using "like" or "as" http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metaphor

Personification is giving human-like characteristics to non-human objects. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personification?show=0&t=1335307444

Answer 2

so this answer would be ?

Answer 3

b

Answer 4

Yes, B.

Answer 5

thanks now i know :)

Answer 6

what you think about this one ?
Human speech is like a cracked cauldron on which we bang out tunes that make bears dance, when we want to move the stars to pity

Answer 7

You try. What do you think it is?

Answer 8

personification

Answer 9

Not quite. Personification is applying human characteristics to something non-human. It's not really a comparison. It's like saying the sun was smiling happily. A sun can't smile or be happy. This is a comparison, but what kind?

Answer 10

simile ??

Answer 11

Yes. Because it used the phrase "is like a"