what is the difference between simile and metaphore?

[susan]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #269 "Literary Terms (1)", question 4

Jonathon was like an eager puppy -- always willing to have fun and make people smile. This phrase is an example of a ..........

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

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #269 "Literary Terms (1)", answer 4

Jonathon was like an eager puppy -- always willing to have fun and make people smile. This phrase is an example of a simile.

Correct answer: (b) simile

Your answer was: correct
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whats the different between simile and metaphore?

susan

[Alan]

Hi,

A simile is an expression that makes a comparison as in: She was so angry that she roared at everyone like a lion. The comparison is made between the noise she made and the noise made by a lion. If you omit the 'like' or 'as' and go to the next stage and use the word where the comparison is understood but not mentioned, the word/expression becomes a metaphor as in: The football crowd roared as the last goal was scored. In that last sentence there is no comparison mentioned but the verb 'roared' is used as a metaphor.

Alan
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