This phrase is neither a simile or metaphor, it is pesonification. if you want a simile you might say...The car was roaring like a cat. or a metaphor...the roaring car was a cat
personification
simile its a simile when you use "like"
metaphor
A metaphor
similer
A metaphor, a simile uses the words like or as.
that man
simile
It is a simile because it uses the word an. Haha, I had the excact same question on my grammer worksheet in school. \ / _
Metaphor...similes use like or as
simile
simile
A metaphor is a flower. A simile is like (or as) a flower. Both metaphor and simile compare one thing to another. The difference is that a simile uses the words 'like' or 'as', and metaphor doesn't. Metaphor: Life is a fountain. Simile: Life is like a fountain.