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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Anyone know figurative language?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can someone help me find figurative language in "As a gardener protects a new plant from a strong storm, the motorcycle police protectively surrounded the line of school buses from the angry bystanders."

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sorry if I dont reply immediately, I'm a bit laggy rn.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Check it out in here: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-figurative-language.html

OpenStudy (m3ga-bit3):

in a figurative sentence can also be considered as a comparative so as something is to something else

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I know, but I looked it over so many times. It was out of two choices, and I got the last one wrong because it wasn't the correct one..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I can't get another one wrong or I fail, and I'm too far in the course to...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@M3GA-BIT3

OpenStudy (m3ga-bit3):

ok well find your as a in the sentance..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

"As a gardener protects a plant..."

OpenStudy (m3ga-bit3):

YAAASSSSSS!!!!!!! nice job

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But that doesn't sound comparative.

OpenStudy (m3ga-bit3):

sorry comparative was not the word i should have used it was more of a simile

OpenStudy (m3ga-bit3):

its relating the action to another

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A simile is comparing two things, right? That's comparative, unless I learned incorrectly.

OpenStudy (m3ga-bit3):

the police guard the buses fron angry people as a farmer protects his plant from a storm

OpenStudy (m3ga-bit3):

from*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OH! THANK YOU! I thought it was using literal sentences! I completely overlooked that.

OpenStudy (m3ga-bit3):

lol ur good and no problem any time:) good luck on the rest of your class

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It says I chose a best response, but it's not popping the "+1" up..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nvm. It just did.

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