Simile and metaphor as figures of speech

 Similes and metaphors are both figures of speech that are used to make a comparison between two things that are not alike. The difference is that similes make the comparison by saying that something is like something else but metaphors make the comparison by saying that something is something else. A simile says that one thing “is like” or “is as … as” another thing. A metaphor says that one thing “is” another thing. Metaphors do not use the words “like” or “as” in their comparisons.

Here are some examples of similes:

• Life is like a box of chocolates.
• He was as blind as a bat without his glasses.
• Her mother was as sharp as a tack. [=her mother was very smart]
• The kids were fighting like cats and dogs.
• He swims like a fish. [=he is a good swimmer]

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