A simile is a figurative comparison between two things using "like" or "as" - ex. Life is like a box of chocolates.

A metaphor is also a figurative comparison between two things, but does not use "like" or "as" - ex. All the world's a stage.

Keep in mind that a simile is a type of metaphor, so all similes are technically metaphors.

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Both simile and metaphor are figurative comparisons.

When using a simile, you compare two things using the words like or as.

ex:You're like a firework.

When using a metaphor, you compare two things directly. No need to use like or as.

ex: You're a firework.

With a simile, you are like something. With a metaphor, you are something.

 

Metaphors and simlies can be confusing sometimes, because they are very similar. Both are forms of figurative language. Similies use 'like' or 'as' in them: The sunset was like a blazing fire. OR, The sunset was as intense as a blazing fire. Helpful hint: similie has an 'L' in it, so think 'L': 'like' or 'as'. Metaphors compare two items without such buffer words: The sunset was a blazing fire.

Both a simile and a metaphor are literary techniques to compare two things with a descriptive phrase. Yes, a Simile is easier to spot because it is a STATED comparison using "like" or "as". The difference with a metaphor is the comparison is implied directly. Example: My cat is like a dog following me on a path. This is a simile. My cat is a dog following me on my path. That is a metaphor.

The phrase "I am as hungry as a horse", does not mean I will eat hay or really eat that much food but it is Not a Simile because it is not comparing two things. It describes the degree of the horse's hunger but does not equate the horse with the hunger.

Both similes and metaphors are literary techniques used to compare two different things; however, they do so differently. A simile is a comparison that uses "like" or "as" in the comparison. A metaphor is a comparison that says something is something else. Examples: A simile--"He was like a lion in battle." A Metaphor--"Her smile was a bright light in a dark, dark tunnel."

A simile is comparing to things using the words "like" or "as"

A metaphore compares things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as"

For example:

(using a simile) The girl is as pretty as a rose.

(using a metaphore) The girl is a pretty rose.

Similes use 'as' or 'like' to describe something by relating it to something similar (Hence Simile) For example He was as quick as a fox and metaphors do the same but do not use 'as' or 'like' and the two things mentioned are usually completely unrelated. For example the curtain of night. 

Both are examples of figurative language.

With a simile, you are comparing two things using "like" or "as."

For example: His smile was as big as the Grand Canyon.

This comparison illustrates that this mans smile was huge, comparing it to the Grand Canyon.

I like to think of a metaphor as a stronger simile. With a metaphor, the two things being compared are so much alike that they no longer are "like" something but they are something.

For example: His smile was the Grand Canyon.

This is still a comparison only now it no longer uses "like" or "as." The mans smile was so big, it WAS the Grand Canyon.

The easiest way to rememer this is: "S" A Simile is a Stated comparison. (A metaphor is not stated.) Metaphor: The new student was a little tornado gathering strength. Simile: The new student was like a volcano overflowing with angry lava. If the sentence has the word "like" in it, comparing two things, it is a simile because the comparison is stated.