metaphor:
It is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, making and implicit comparison.
A metaphor is a comparison that shows how two things are similar in one important way.
Examples:
A river of tears
A sea of troubles
He is a tiger when he is angry
A metaphor is a comparison that shows how two things are similar in one important way.
Examples:
A river of tears
A sea of troubles
He is a tiger when he is angry
her home was a prison
in the above sentence, we understand immediately that her home had some of the characteristics of a prison. mainly, we imagine, she could not leave her home.
simile
it is where two things are directly compared because they have a feature in common. simile is an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else using the word like or as.
Examples: As cold as a dog's nose She isn't as beautiful as her mother was in her youth As clear as crystal Your smile is like a flower They fought like cats and dogs The above patterns of simile are the most common, but there are others made with adverbs or words such as than an as if. Examples: He is larger than life They ran as if for their lives SYMBOL
It it something that represents something else by association, especially a material object used to represent something invisible or a abstract.
symbol is the use of a real object to refer to something spiritual or imagined or simply to evoke another reality. Examples: The dove is the symbol of peace The eagle is a symbol of the united states A weighing scale is a symbol of justice |