Is simile and metaphor a part of diction?

Answer 1

From what I understand, yes. My brother who is studying to be a librarian recently found this out and was kind that he had never been told that similes are in fact a type of metaphor.

Someone who agrees:

http://www.copyblogger.com/metaphor-simile-and-analogy-what%E2%80%99s-the-difference/

Answer 2

Yes, simile and metaphor are literary devices that are used as part of the overall diction in writing. They help to create vivid imagery and convey meaning by comparing two different things in a symbolic way.

Answer 3

yes it is. It's a comparison between two unlike things using the term(s) like, as, or than

Answer 4

no most people say it is but its not because they just and like and as but its not.