Metaphor, different from simile, is basically ___________.
A.a comparison between seemingly unrelated things
B.a device to create a literary atmosphere
C.an expression of something invisible via the visible
D.a literary device to reveal a hidden reality
The author use the metaphor, "a fish out of water", to mean ______ .
A.a dead fish
B.a complex meaning
C.a written text
D.meaning without context
He saw clearly ahead a black wall of night.
A. metaphor B. simile
A.simile
B.antithesis
C.metaphor
"Stickier mud" in the last paragraph is a metaphor for
A.rules.
B.scandals.
C.finances.
D.supporters.
Which of the following contains a metaphor?
A....treats the Internet like a village.
B....the classic techniques of a con-man.
C....prey on the credulity of new arrivals.
D....be brusque with strangers.
此题为判断题(对,错)。
A little hatred is a metaphor to show you need to be______.
A.hateful
B.hostile
C.unfriendly
D.purposeful
The case had erupted round my head.
A. metaphor B. Metonymy