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Simile or Metaphor?

Simile or Metaphor?. A review of literary devices…. A simile is where two things are directly compared, and “as” or “like” is used to compare. For example: As cold as a dog’s nose. He was slow like a snail.

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Simile or Metaphor?

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  1. Simile or Metaphor? A review of literary devices…

  2. A simile is where two things are directly compared, and “as” or “like” is used to compare. For example: As cold as a dog’s nose. He was slow like a snail.

  3. A metaphor also compares two things, but it does it more directly without using “as” or “like”. For Example: The shop was a little gold mine.

  4. As slippery as an eel.

  5. He was a lion in battle.

  6. She is as pretty as a picture.

  7. The clouds were fluffy like cotton wool.

  8. The striker was a goal machine.

  9. How do authors create suspense? 1. Time: Make the pressure loom by using a ticking clock device. There needs to be a destination in the future that is looming. Worried thoughts can also work to help emphasize the time. 2. Distance: Crate space between your character and his/her goal. A need to reach a far away destination creates suspense. 3. Thoughts: Make your characters worry, show us the tension through their thoughts. 4. Setting: A dangerous environment will create immediate tension in your book.

  10. And… 5. Separation: Make the main character physically separated from the problem, send them away. Then ask yourself what is the villain doing while the main character is away? What is the enemy doing? Seeing what the enemy is up to can create tension. 6. Isolation: Create a situation where there is danger around the main character but the he/she is also isolated. What will they do on their own? 7. Expectation: We all wonder if we can we live up to the expectations around us.  Build tension through what others expect of your main character. How do those expectations stress the character out? Self expectations can also be used as well. 8. A Test: Pop Quiz! Give your character some sort of test. This is an immediate tension producer. For example many of you at this conference may have a manuscript critique coming up. That’s tension you’re feeling!

  11. and…. 9. Disaster: Create a disaster for your characters. This can be both small or large. There’s a tornado, or a character’s clothes fly off! 10. Main Character Flaw: Example – in Back to the Future the main character Marty can’t tolerate being called a coward. Now the reader will worry about when he will be called a coward and what he will do. 11. Secondary Character Flaw: Same as main character flaw. Reader and the main character will both be waiting to see what they will do. 12. Loss: Something is lost and the main character thinks it is necessary, the tension comes from the fact that they must get it back.

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