How does simile differ from metaphor (with short examples)?
marilynn07 Teacher High School – 9th Grade Associate Editor Debater Expert $(document).ready(function() { $(‘a.toggle_expert_titles’).click(function() { $(‘#show_expert_titles’).toggle(); return false; }); }); Best answer as selected by question asker. A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using a word such as like or as to compare the two things. The fence posts stood like sentries between the two empty fields of grass. The fence posts are not sentries. They simply hold the strands of barbed wire. Sentries are guards that usually watch gates of military installations. These two unlike things are tied together with the word “like”. The next comparison is a metaphor. Poets and playwrights tend toward metaphoric writing. The Painted Desert is a jewel in the American West. This comparison is a metaphor comparing two unlike things without a word in between them to let the reader know that a comparison is coming. The Painted Desert is a travel destination to be sure. But, it is not
