This one: "The robber broke into my house, but my house alarm saved me, scaring the robber away."
A metaphor, a simile uses the words like or as.
Yes, it is a simile. Keep in mind that a simile is a metaphor, but not all metaphors are similes. A simile is a metaphor that uses the words like or as for the comparison.
metaphor
I believe you mean "metaphor." A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as." It is much like a similie. A similie, however, uses the words "like" or "as." An example of a metaphor would be, "Her words were needles piercing me."
metaphor
a metaphor doesn't use any specific words, But a metaphor can not use the words "like" or "as". If "like" or "as" is used, it's a simile. A Metaphor is "something used to represent something else" or "A comparison between two things, without using like or as". For example: "life is a journey" - This is a metaphor because it is comparing Life to a Journey, and does NOT use like or as.
Synecdoche
a metaphor uses like or as
It is a similie as you are comparing (something) to how sly the fox is. A similie uses the words "like or "as".
No, it is not a metaphor because it uses like or as.
Sleeping is the metaphor Thoreau frequently uses.
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.