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How is a simile different from a metaphor?

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Smile is a phrase using like it as and comparing like she was cute as a button
Metaphor is comparing two things that aren’t even alike without like or as Like The Curtain of night fell upon us
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Similes are "comparing two things using the words like or as. Metaphors are comparing two things without using the words like or as."

Example

  • She was brave as a lion! (simile)
  • Tim is a giant. (metaphor)

Hope this helps.

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