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Toni bellowed, tearing after her.
She bellowed, "Do it!!"
Jackson held Elisabeth's finger and bellowed, "Sarah, get in here, now!"
A surprised silence fell over those in the street before someone bellowed.
Whirling around to face her, he bellowed, Talk about this!
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Poems for children can be silly or sentimental. Either way, they spark big emotions and big imaginations. Kids of all ages can read different types of poems and fun poems from famous children's poets. Read these 15 popular and award-winning poetry books for kids to see which gets you dreaming.
An implied metaphor is a type of metaphor that compares two unlike things without mentioning one of them. For example, “Elise finally lured Adam into her web.” In this line, we know what Elise is being compared to a spider, but it isn’t expressly stated.
When looking at examples of implied metaphors, you’ll see they’re slightly different from regular metaphors because they don’t specifically state what they’re comparing.
For example, “My Dad is my rock,” expressly compares a father to a rock, something solid and sturdy. This is quite different from, “Harry crumbled under the pressure,” where it’s implied the man couldn’t cope with pressure, by comparing him to something that easily falls apart like a cake, a soft cheese, or even a rock tumbling down the hill. This one is open to interpretation, leaving you to make the connection.
Implied metaphors allow writers to create vivid imagery in their prose. Sometimes, the comparison is an easy leap to make, painting a clear picture. Other times, the implied comparison takes a moment’s pause. Some implied metaphors leave themselves entirely open to debate since, in truth, they’re never expressly stated by the author.