2007-08-29 03:59:14 · 9 answers · asked by Kagiso S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Not much - both compare unlike things. But a simile does it using "like" or "as"
He's crazy like a fox; She's as big as a house
whereas a metaphor doesn't use those words:
He's bullheaded; She's a fox.
2007-08-29 04:08:04 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's tricky, but essentially metaphor is more just a more literal comparison. Similes use the word "like" where a metaphor would use "is" (as an example).
simile = "a good book is like a good meal"
metaphor = "a good book is food for the mind"
Both compare books to nourishment, but metaphor is more literal; actually saying that the book IS providing nourishment as opposed to simply saying that it is similar to it.
2007-08-29 04:12:42 · answer #2 · answered by firebugarts 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
in a simile a comparison is made between two objects of different kinds which have atleast one point in common. The simile is usually introduced by such words as like as or so.
a metaphor is an inclined simile. It does not like the simile, state that one thing is like another or acts as another but takes that for granted and proceeds as the two things were one.
thus when we say he fought like a lion we use a simile, but when we say he was a lion in the fight we use a metaphor.
hope that helped
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2007-08-29 04:45:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
a simile is when u compare two things usin the words like or as. and a metaphor is the expression of an understanding of one concept in terms of another concept, where there is some similarity or correlation between the two.
simile-- her smile is as bright as the sun.
metaphor--Your insincere apology just added fuel to the fire.
in a simile ur comparing somethin/one to somethin else. using like or as. as with the metaphor ur expressing urself almost thru personification
2007-08-29 04:12:56 · answer #4 · answered by young ibz 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quick answer: A simile says that something is LIKE something else. A metaphor says that something IS something else.
Examples ...
My book collection is like a salad bar. (simile)
Reading is my food and drink. (metaphor)
2007-08-29 05:11:10 · answer #5 · answered by Navigator 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
simply- a simile says something is like something or as something:
free as a bird (simile)
a metaphor says something is something, used in sayings a lot:
she was a pillar of society (metaphor)
2007-08-29 04:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by kelby_lake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A simile is a comparison using like or as between different things to show that they are similar in some way .
example: The baby is as cute as a kitten.
(Both are cute and are similar in that manner.)
A metaphor is a comparison between different things to show that they are similar in some way (no like or as).
example: Emily is a pig because she ate all the chips.
(Both eat a lot and are similar in that manner.)
2007-08-29 04:24:40 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ Cari ♥ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whereas 'Metaphor' is usuallydefined as implied comparisonmade betweenone object, concept,quality or action, and anothr, 'simile'is that same comparison made explicit..
For example, John donne : "No man is like an island'!
Source :Reader's Digest - Success with words.
2007-08-30 21:33:49 · answer #8 · answered by The Tribune 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
metaphore
implied comparison of dissimilar things without like or as. The injured bird was a broken handled flag waving in the grass.
Simile
simile is a comparison of dissimilar things using like or as. She sat like a great icon
2007-08-29 04:07:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋