Simile vs metaphor

What is a Simile? A simile is defined as figurative language involving the comparison of two unrelated things. It is called a simile because it originates from the Latin word “similis.” It has often been used in novels, poems, and even songs. The usage of a simile makes an average sentence more interesting to a […]

What is a Metaphor?   A metaphor is a figure of speech that implicitly compares two very different things with each other in order to evoke a vivid image. It does not use obvious words of comparison such as “like” or “as”. Rather, the metaphor declares that one thing is another even though, on the […]