I would say no because the sentence isn't comparing her smile to a broad.
No, this is not a metaphor. It is a vivid description of someone with a broad smile shining brightly despite the dim lighting. Metaphors are comparisons that do not use "like" or "as" to connect two things.
His smile gleamed brightly from beneath his tangled mass of hair.
A metaphor for a bright smile, is the sun. A smile can brighten up a persons day, and so can the sun (:
No, that is not a metaphor.
Yes, "she offered him a hundred-watt smile" is a metaphor. It is comparing the brightness of the smile to a lightbulb, emphasizing that the smile was warm, bright, and engaging.
It is a metaphor
Pablo's smile is a beacon of sunshine.
No, its a metaphor!
any comparative word is used in a simile but not a metaphor
any comparative word is used in a simile but not a metaphor
true
The sentence "Dale's smile was as bright as the sun" is a metaphor. A metaphor is a figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, in order to suggest a resemblance. In this case, it is comparing Dale's smile to the brightness of the sun without using "like" or "as."
Grin.