Question

The back yard was covered in late afternoon sunlight. The leaves danced in the trees, delighted that spring had finally arrived. The tulips were bright slashes of color like a child's crayon drawing. In the garden, the first green shoots were pushing out of the soil to greet the warmth of the sun. Sitting on the porch swing, I drank in the beauty of nature, a delicious treat.

Which phrase from the paragraph is an example of a metaphor?

Answer 1

I would say the metaphorical phrase would be “I drank in the beauty of nature, a delicious treat” because nature is being compared to a delicious treat, BUT a metaphor does not contain the words “like” or “as”, like a simile does.

For example, “The tulips were bright slashes of color like a child’s crayon” is a simile because it is comparing the tulips to a child’s crayon, but it employed the word “like”.

Hope this helps