Gerund Word Explorer
Metaphor

A sea of faces

A sea of faces

A very large crowd of people.

From the stage, Fatima looked out at a sea of faces.

Remember: The crowd is called a sea, not 'like' a sea. Faces stretch out as far as you can see, like waves.

Short lessonSimiles & metaphorsTwo ways to compare things so a picture forms in the reader's mind.

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