What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor ?
Correct answer: C. A simile uses as or like to make a comparison and a metaphor doesn't.
- A. No difference. Simply two different ways in referring to the same thing.
- B. A simile is more descriptive.
- C. A simile uses as or like to make a comparison and a metaphor doesn't.
- D. A simile must use animals in the comparison.
Explanation
A simile makes an explicit comparison using “like” or “as,” whereas a metaphor presents one thing as another without those comparison markers. Neither device is restricted to animals or necessarily more descriptive than the other.
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