Simile VS. Metaphor
Definitions of:
Simile - A simile is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often introduced with the words "like", "as", or "than".[(Wikipedia, July 25th, 2010).
Example: “Life is like a box of chocolates”
Metaphor - A metaphor is an analogy between two objects or ideas; the analogy is conveyed by the use of a metaphorical word in place of some other word. (Wikipedia, July 25th, 2010).
Example: She feels that she is living in a fish bowl.
In the English language, we tend to incorrectly treat the simile and metaphor as the same thing. They are not. Although alike in most ways, a simile is a type of metaphor, but a metaphor is not a simile. Confused yet?
A metaphor is a term that has many, many different meanings, types, and examples. A simile, on the other hand, is strictly a type of metaphor that uses, “like”, “as” or “than”.
