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Is this sentence a metaphor..?
I'm sorry if this a stupid question, but yeah.
"Hate was becoming a light switch which I could easily turn off and on."
You see, I'm not entirely sure if metaphors strictly contain the word "is".
Thanks in advance!
Haha, this is a reply to someone because I can't pick a best answer at the moment: this is a sentence taken from a book I'm reading, The Tattoo by Chris McKinney. ;)
5 Answers
- ?Lv 41 decade ago
It sounds great to me! This is a metaphor that was occurring to you in your past so I think "was" is acceptable.
I would maybe just call it a switch, and not a light switch. It just seems to go better. I don't think many people call it a light switch.
But I def know where you're coming from!
- 1 decade ago
Yes this is metaphorical.
To your extra info, metaphors do not necessitate "is", as long as there is a distinct comparison without using "like" or "as" you can designate a metaphor.
Source(s): High School English class was the bomb back then. [Riiiiight] - 1 decade ago
Yes it is. It is comparing two things without using the words "like" or "as".
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
It's a BAAADDD metaphor.