86-simile & metaphor

[matilda]

Dear all

Hello

I want to know the difference between two words; they are used in literal texts.

1- Simile
2- Metaphor

Thanks all

Matilda

[rewboss]

Both similes and metaphors are a way of comparing one thing to another. The difference is that with a simile, you say that A is similar to B, but with a metaphor you simply say that A is B.

For example:

He was as big and hairy as a mammoth. (Simile)
He was a big, hairy mammoth. (Metaphor -- unless you are really talking about a mammoth)