This is a simile because it uses the word "as" to describe the library. A metaphor does not use the words "like" or "as" to describe a noun.
As wide as an ocean.
This simile is comparing the dark Caribbean ocean with moist(ocean) black (dark night) cake.
Metaphors and Similes [: Metaphor Example: Her eyes were the ocean's crashing waves that rolled against his heart. Compares: A girls eyes To: Ocean Waves Simile Example: Her eyes were as blue as the oceans crashing waves and they flooded through his mind. Compares: A girls eyes To: Ocean Waves The difference between a simile and a metaphor? A simile MUST use either word "Like" or the word "As"
You use a metaphor based on the ocean like... The sea's waves curl as a tornado spins.
womb of life
Ocean County Library was created in 1925.
The phrase "the sky was the color of the calm Pacific thousands of miles from land" is a simile. It uses "was" to directly compare the color of the sky to that of the calm Pacific Ocean, indicating similarity through a comparative expression. Metaphors, on the other hand, do not use comparative words and imply a direct equivalence.
The ocean is like a vast, endless expanse of blue, stretching as far as the eye can see.
A metaphor for silence can be a calm ocean without a ripple, where the water sits undisturbed and still.
he/she has a heart as dark as the deepest depths of the ocean
A simile for "The Most Dangerous Game" would be , the ocean is like moist black velvet.
The address of the Ocean Township Public Library is: 701 Deal Road, Ocean, 07712 M