allusion is indirectly and reader should realize the difference by themselves.
in metaphor the writer make the first object and second object kind of the equal thing and will tell the reader what is the point that make them the same thing.
The word 'like' makes it a simile.
A simile is a direct correspondence as in: Her face was a rose. We know that there is an analogy being made here, but the two are being treated as being synonymous. However, a metaphor is a specific way of constructing an analogy using either the words "like" or "as": Her face was as pretty as a flower.
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A metapore does not use the word like or as. Ex of a metaphor: the 4th grade is a roller coaster ride with many ups and downs. Ex. Of a simile: the 4th grade was like a roller coaster ride with many ups and downs. Hope this helps!
It is a simile. A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as." In this case, it compares the class to a three-ring circus to emphasize its chaotic and lively nature.
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.
A metaphor, a simile uses the words like or as.
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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/
idiom is like discribe e.g as light as a feather