Similies/Metaphor

Emily Belding

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Simile/Metaphor


A simile is a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared-

Three examples of a simile are:

1. As cunning as a fox

2. As tiny as a grain of sand

3. The goalkeeper was as solid as a rock


A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.

Three examples of a metaphor are:

1. America is a melting pot

2. The inside of the car was a refrigerator

3. The homework was a breeze.