Compare and contrast metaphors and similes and their purposes.

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A metaphore and simile are both be a comparison between two unlike things, however, a simile uses the words like or as to compare, rather than saying something is something. For example...

Simile:
She was as fast as a cheetah.

Metaphor:
She was a cheetah.

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