My children grew up and had happy days on this land But this couldn't prevent them from leaving or making them return V. Figures ofSpeech Simile: a simile is a brief comparison, usually introduced by the preposition"like"or the conjunction"as", and etc A simile consists of two parts: tenor and vehicle. The tenor is the primary subject; the vehicle is the thing to which the main subject is compared to subject/tenor simile marker reference/ vehicle (fell) like d The data processing(is as (slow)as a snail going on) Metaphor: A metaphor is also a comparison. The difference is that a simile compares things explicitly--- that is, it states literally that X is like Y. A metaphor compares things implicitly. Read literally, it does not state that things are alike; it says that they are the same thing, that they are identical subject/tenor reference/ vehicle Cape Cod(is the bared and bended) arm of (Massachusetts) a wolf (in sheep's clothing Can you find some examples of the usage of simile in the text? 1)Sometimes, they get bullied and insulted, and it is like knife piercing my heart 2)It is no longer fertile, bleed ing year after year, and like us getting old and 3)When each of them has a pair of jeans, they are off like birds on the wing VI. Structure analysis Part 1: The wife's speech (para. 1-3) The wife tells us briefly about each member of her family and how all her children left (para. 4-7)This part focuses on the changes that she finds she cant adjust to Part 2: The farmer's speech (para. 8-1 1The farmer tells us what he thinks are the roots of all evils. He5 My children grew up and had happy days on this land. But this couldn’t prevent them from leaving or making them return. V． Figures of Speech Simile: a simile is a brief comparison , usually introduced by the preposition “like” or the conjunction “as”, and etc. A simile consists of two parts: tenor and vehicle. The tenor is the primary subject; the vehicle is the thing to which the main subject is compared to. Examples: subject / tenor simile marker reference/ vehicle Records (fell) like ripe apples (on a windy day). The data processing (is going on) as (slow) as a snail Metaphor: A metaphor is also a comparison. The difference is that a simile compares things explicitly--- that is , it states literally that X is like Y. A metaphor compares things implicitly. Read literally, it does not state that things are alike; it says that they are the same thing, that they are identical. subject / tenor reference/ vehicle Cape Cod (is the bared and bended) arm of (Massachusetts) He (is) a wolf (in sheep’s clothing). Can you find some examples of the usage of simile in the text? 1) Sometimes, they get bullied and insulted, and it is like knife piercing my heart. 2）It is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year, and like us getting old and exhausted. 3）When each of them has a pair of jeans, they are off like birds on the wing. VI． Structure Analysis Part 1: The wife’s speech (para. 1- 3) The wife tells us briefly about each member of her family and how all her children left. (para. 4- 7 ) This part focuses on the changes that she finds she can’t adjust to. Part 2: The farmer’s speech (para. 8-11)The farmer tells us what he thinks are the roots of all evils. He