What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. A simile compares with like or as, while a metaphor says one thing is another
- Step 1: Both devices compare two things, but they do so in different ways. Step 2. A simile says life is like a river, and a metaphor says life is a river. Answer: A simile compares with like or as, while a metaphor says one thing is another. Why not the others: The reversed definition is wrong, both can appear in poetry and prose, and the two terms are not interchangeable.
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