Where can you go to type in and determine if it is a metaphor?

Answer 1

You dont' need to type it in anywhere to determine if it is a metaphor if you know how to do it yourself. To make a computer program do that is basically impossible. The first thing to do is check that it is comparing something. Then you see if the comparison uses the words like or as. If it uses like or as, it's a simile. If not, it's a metaphor. Her hair was like a waterfall. - Comparing her hair to a waterfall, uses 'like', is therefore a simile. Her curtain of auburn hair swirled around her face - Comparing her hair to a curtain, a metaphor I used in one of my books. His face shone as brightly as the sun. - Comparing his face to the sun, uses 'as', is therefore a simile. The sun shone from his face as he smiled. - Still comparing his face to the sun, but without using 'like' or 'as'. A metaphor. Metaphor:
A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity People use metaphor in their speech everyday, but most don't even realize it. For instance, when someone says, "That person is a piece of trash," they don't mean that that person is literally a piece of garbage. They're saying this to indicate that their opinion of that person is not a good one.