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OpenStudy (anonymous):

TRUE OR FALSE? "Metaphors usually compare two inherently similar things."

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know what a metaphor is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think it's true. Because i know you compare it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Definition: A trope or figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common.

OpenStudy (timaashorty):

It is true. Metaphor is almost like a simile, which compares to thinks, but in metaphors you don't use like or as.

OpenStudy (timaashorty):

*things

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its true

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It is false. The two things compared in a metaphor are not similar

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