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Sphinxa [80]
4 years ago
14

Compare and contrast metaphors and similes and their purposes

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1 answer:
insens350 [35]4 years ago
5 0
They both are forms of figurative language used for comparison, but metaphors and similies do differ greatly. Similies are a comparison using the word like or as. Metaphors are a comparison without like or as, and more distinct. So the difference is Similies always contain the word like or as in their comparison, while metaphor doesn't have to.
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