Allegories, Metaphors, and Similes What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile? In two words, not much.

Figures of speech are used every day in our lives. Here is what a metaphor is and examples of how it is used.

What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile? In two words, not much. Whereas a metaphor says that something is something else, a simile says that it is like or as something else.

This lesson is as fun as recess! Join Ms. Randi House as she talks about similes and metaphors and how they make reading a lot more interesting. Rise and Shine is available to stream on pbs.org ...

Metaphors and similes are descriptive tools that can help bring your writing to life. Find out more in this Bitesize KS2 English guide.

A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes something by saying it is something else. It's not actually true but it gives the reader a clearer idea of what it is like. Extended metaphors are ...

Samuel Taylor Coleridge identified the difference between metaphor and simile as a difference of degree.

The difference: An idiom is a saying or a phrase that is used to describe a situation, a metaphor is an indirect comparison to describe something, and a simile is a direct comparison.

Aristotle may have found little difference between simile and metaphor, but our brains apparently do not agree ...

I love that this sentence, ostensibly about education, is also an argument between metaphors. A search for the best comparison to help us understand, to grasp not just what learning is but what it ...