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Main Idea
Definition: A main idea is important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text. Everyday Use: If your doing anything that involves finding information that tells about an overall idea, then you are using main idea. For example, when you are trying to give a book, song or poem a title you are looking for information that perfectly describes the overall theme. This is called using Main Idea.
Metaphors and Similes
DEFINITION: Metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics. In other words, a resemblance of two contradictory or different objects is made based on a single or some common characteristics. A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. Unlike a metaphor, a simile draws resemblance with the help of the words “like” or “as”. Therefore, it is a direct comparison. HOW TO: An example of a metaphor is “The basketball player had springs for feet”. This is a way of so the basketball player jumps really high but his feet are not really springs. An example of a simile is “He ate like a pig”. He is not really a pig but he eats like one. The use of the word “Like” shows that the statement is a simile. Everyday Use: Metaphors and Similes are used every day in the songs we hear, on tv, in books we read and in every day conversation.