What is a simile and a metaphor?

[Hanno]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #269 "Literary Terms (1)", question 5

"Her heart erupted with mounds of scorching anguish when she recalled the incident" is an example of a ..........

(a) simile
(b) metaphor
(c) satire

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #269 "Literary Terms (1)", answer 5

"Her heart erupted with mounds of scorching anguish when she recalled the incident" is an example of a metaphor.

Correct answer: (b) metaphor
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meaning of simile, metaphor?

Hanno

[Linda]

A simile is: "a figure of speech compares two things with the words 'like' or 'as'
A metaphor is: "a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally compares or likens one kind of object or idea to another: it suggests a likeness or analogy between them" A metaphor doesn't have 'like' or 'as' in it.
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