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A SIMILE is a phrase that describes something in comparison to the characteristics of something else, usually using the words like or as.
Some examples:
He is as sneaky as a weasel.
A book is like a good meal.
Her teeth are like pearls.
A METAPHOR directly compares two things which may be quite different, because one has a characteristic that is similar to the other. It usually uses linking verbs such as is, are, was or were.
Some examples:
That guy is such a snake in the grass.
Her eyes were glowing coals.
That linebacker is a mountain.
Alexander Pagac
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∙ 12y agoA SIMILE is a phrase that describes something in comparison to the characteristics of something else, usually using the words like or as.
Some examples:
He is as sneaky as a weasel.
A book is like a good meal.
Her teeth are like pearls.
A METAPHOR directly compares two things which may be quite different, because one has a characteristic that is similar to the other. It usually uses linking verbs such as is, are, was or were.
Some examples:
That guy is such a snake in the grass.
Her eyes were glowing coals.
That linebacker is a mountain.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoA simile is a figure of speech in which the speaker uses "like" or "as" to describe something.
For example: "She was as red as a rose."
Or, "I am free like a butterfly."
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which the speaker does not use "like" or "as" to describe something.
For example: "He is a sneaky snake."
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoThe difference between a metaphor and a simile is that a simile compares 2 things with like or as and a metaphor does not.
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Is That man is over the hill a metaphor or a simile?
that man
Is 'The butterfly was as graceful as a ballerina' a simile or metaphor?
simile
Is my brother was boiling mad a simile or metaphor?
Its a metaphor
Is the sentence the sun is like a dinghy a simile or metaphor?
simile
Her hair was as shiny as a blackbirds wing Is this sentence a simile or metaphor?
Simile. it uses as
What is example of metaphor?
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.
Is you feel like a limp dishrag a metaphor or simile?
simile its a simile when you use "like"
Is I felt like a cheetah when I ran the race a simile or a metaphor?
A metaphor
Why did the poet choose the teacher was a raging lion as a simile?
A metaphor, a simile uses the words like or as.
Is That man is over the hill a metaphor or a simile?
that man
Is 'The butterfly was as graceful as a ballerina' a simile or metaphor?
simile
Is this a simile or metaphor I am a real chicken when it comes to heights?
Metaphor...similes use like or as
Is like burnt out torches by a sick man bed a simile metaphor or a personification or a hyperbole?
simile
What is a simile or metaphor for dendrites?
simile
What is the difference of a simile metaphor and an idiom?
idiom is like discribe e.g as light as a feather
He was a lion in the fight.what is the figure of speech?
"He was a lion in the fight" is a metaphor.
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using like or as?
It is called a metaphor. A metaphor is a type of figurative language
