Clue 6

Mini 1. Define a metaphor and a simile.
A metaphor is a comparison between two things without using like or as, and a simile is a comparison between two things using like or as.

1. Authors use figurative language because it's more eloquent than literally saying things sometimes. If everyone always wrote literally saying everything, then writing wouldn't be as beautiful as it is. A piece of writing just needs a dash of things like hyperbole, metaphor, simile, personification and/or idioms to make it a little more than just talking to someone. To use figurative language, you need a little imagination, because it takes a little imagination to compare, for example, a dog to the sky. Imagination can create more beautiful things than our eyes could possible see. Authors, in a way, are artists. They need to paint a picture for us, and sometimes figurative language helps us get to where they are, better. We can see what they are trying to show us, and all it takes is a little hyperbole or metaphor-ing.

2. a) And her voice is the air I breathe to survive everyday...
b) I'm the fat kid and you're the cake.
c) The clouds were the cotton candy at my parade, the wind the laughter and the bright shining sun the spotlight.

3. John 1:1
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
Jesus is the Word, and the Word was God.

4. Well, when you first read it, it feels like one of those confusing riddles that say one thing is another, and that another is another thing. I had no IDEA what this meant until I took a closer look. This verse is talking about how the Holy Trinity works. In the beginning, before the world was created, there was the Word. But the Word was God, so God was there, too. God spoke the world into existence, and if you read Genesis, you can see that the Holy Spirit was hovering above the waters. So God the Father is there, the Holy Spirit is there, but where's the Son? The Son, otherwise known as Jesus, was the words that God spoke. Without the Word there was nothing. So this verse is saying that Jesus was at the beginning, Jesus was with God, and Jesus is God. I know it's confusing, and there are some times when I don't get exactly how God could be three and one. But I guess it's just a part of God's world, and it just works.