Question

Read the sentence below:

Lifting this equipment will require a Herculean effort, and I am not sure I am up to it.

What type of figurative language does this sentence use?

Allusion

Metaphor

Imagery

Simile

Answer 1

Simile I think

Answer 2

Allusion

Answer 3

I it comparing so its simile

Answer 4

it is*

Answer 5

Oh, ok Thank you :)

Answer 6

tell when you get it right!

Answer 7

tell me*

Answer 8

ok!!!! ^___^ I'm taking an exam so i might take a while but ok, <3

Answer 9

no it is a reference... its an allusion

Answer 10

But wait... I dont see were it is comparing..

Answer 11

ok take your time those are hard

Answer 12

what is it comparing exactly?

Answer 13

It is saying that lifting the stuff is like some thing that Hercules would do

Answer 14

Oh I see.. thanks!

Answer 15

no its an allusion

Answer 16

I think ur right, but now im confused >.<

Answer 17

Why would it be an allusion @Sargams14 ?

Answer 18

it is a reference to greek mythology... so it is an allusion... its not a similie

Answer 19

Can you help me with more question regarding simils, allusions.. ect?

Answer 20

I think I have the right answer but I'm not sure, because now I'm confused D:

Answer 21

yeah

Answer 22

Read the sentence below:

The villain's face was like that of a statue: immovable, hard, and unforgiving.

What type of figurative language does this sentence use?

Allusion

Imagery

Metaphor

Simile

Answer 23

A simile is a rhetorical figure expressing comparison or likeness that directly compares two objects through some connective word such as like, as, so, than, or a verb such as resembles. Although similes and metaphors are generally seen as interchangeable, similes acknowledge the imperfections and limitations of the comparative relationship to a greater extent than metaphors. Similes also hedge/protect the author against outrageous, incomplete, or unfair comparison. Generally, metaphor is the stronger and more encompassing of the two forms of rhetorical analogies.


Allusion is a figure of speech, in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context.[1] It is left to the reader or hearer to make the connection;[2] where the connection is detailed in depth by the author, it is preferable to call it "a reference".[citation needed] In the arts, a literary allusion puts the alluded text in a new context under which it assumes new meanings and denotations.[3] It is not possible to predetermine the nature of all the new meanings and intertexual patterns that an allusion will generate.[3] Literary allusion is closely related to parody and pastiche, which are also "text-linking" literary devices.[3]

Answer 24

it is an allusion...your first Q

Answer 25

Imagery

Answer 26

Imagery

Answer 27

I agree..imagery is the answer for Q2

Answer 28

I thought it was simili, what an imagery again?

Answer 29

Like it piants a picture in your mind

Answer 30

paints*

Answer 31

imagery doesn't always effect sight...it can effect any of the senses

Answer 32

yeah

Answer 33

but the most common is sight

Answer 34

yeah

Answer 35

Oooh... I get it...

Answer 36

true..sight is common

Answer 37

I love this sight because you can learn rather then just googling the answer. :)

Answer 38

yeah

Answer 39

that is true :)

Answer 40

^-^

Answer 41

Thanks so much! Give each other medals for me! I already gave mine out! Ily <3

Answer 42

yay medal for everyone!!!

Answer 43

^____^

Answer 44

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(oxo)
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Bunny says yayayay!

Answer 45

I LOVE BUNNYS!! ;O;

Answer 46

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Answer 47

bai!!!