His will is strong as an oak.
When like or as are used to compare something, it is a simile.
If the comparison had been actually applied to the person, it would have been a metaphor. Example: "Wyatt, you're an oak."
With metaphors the comparison is not as direct.
He thundered around the house.
simile its a simile when you use "like"
A metaphor
A metaphor, a simile uses the words like or as.
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that man
Metaphor...similes use like or as
steel an ox metal a teak tree a bear an oak tree
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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.
"He was a lion in the fight" is a metaphor.
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