A helpful person is like a beacon shining in the dark, guiding others to safety and comfort.
It means that person acts selflessly and benevolently.
dragon
on cloud nine
Metaphor. This phrase is a metaphor that suggests the person is arrogant or conceited, comparing their apparent inflated ego to an actual physical swelling of the head.
she/he is a jumping jackrabbit!
It means he is a nasty person.
Cruel as a cruell person
The stress weighed her down like a bag of hammers. This is not a metaphor. It is a simile. Stress is a person's worst enemy.
Old is like an owl but with even better intelligence. this is not a metaphor but a simile. A metaphor for old in a sentence would be
Yes, a metaphor is when you say that an object (noun) is something else. Therefore, arms of steel is a metaphor because a person's arms are not actually made of steel.
He came late, so his coming was no longer helpful.
That person IS a FAT slob. Metaphors use IS and ARE.