Question

2. Writers use metaphors to show comparisons between things that are not usually connected
to each other, without using 'as' or 'like'. For example, the man says that the birds
"come in clouds". Here, a comparison is being made between the 'flocks of birds' and 'clouds'.
However, he does not mean that they actually arrive in clouds. Instead, what he is trying to say is
that they come in such large numbers that they appear to form huge clouds.
Look at the various metaphors used to describe the ducks.
a. Pick any three and explain what they mean.
b. Write one metaphor of your own to describe the ducks.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. Any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject. The most common figures of speech are simile, metaphor, and alliteration. Simile.