Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3
A comparison using 'like' or 'as' is called a:
- simile
- metaphor
- alliteration
- stanza
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✓ Answer: A — simile
Similes compare using 'like' or 'as'.
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Poetry: responding to unseen poems (close reading and analysis of language, form and structure)
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Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3
Describing something as if it is something else, without 'like' or 'as', is a:
- simile
- metaphor
- rhyme
- stanza
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✓ Answer: B — metaphor
A metaphor is a direct comparison.
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