Question

what are simile and metaphor ​

Answer 1

A metaphor is a figure of speech containing an implied comparison.

Ex. "The curtain of night fell upon us."

In this metaphor, the evening did not develop into a velvet curtain. Rather, simple words are being used to paint a colorful picture.

A simile is a comparison of two things that are essentially different, usually using the words like or as.

Ex. "Her smile is as bright as the sun."

Simply put, the main difference between a simile and metaphor is that a simile uses the words "like" or "as" to draw a comparison and on the other hand, a metaphor simply states the comparison without using "like" or "as"

Answer 2

$\sf\underbrace{\star \: Simile \: \star}$

• Simile is a part of figure of speech in English Grammar.

• Simile act between the two things in being present in sentence, using words such as "like", "as" or "than".

• Main Work of Simile is to directly compare between the two things.

$\sf\underbrace{\star \: Example \: \star}$

$\longrightarrow$ His smile is as bright as the star.

$\sf\underbrace{\star \: Metaphor \: \star}$

• Metaphor is a part of figure of speech in English Grammar.

• Metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things which are been used to describe as like words "likes" and "as".

• Main Work of Metaphor is to directly compare between the two unlike things.

$\sf\underbrace{\star \: Example \: \star}$

$\longrightarrow$ James has a heart of lion.