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title: "metaphor and simile"
description: "Similes and metaphors are close cousins. Both are comparative devices that a writer can use to grea..."
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# metaphor and simile

> Similes and metaphors are close cousins. Both are comparative devices that a writer can use to grea...

Similes and metaphors are close cousins. Both are comparative devices that a writer can use to great effect. A simile is a direct comparison of two unlike things generally using the words “like,” “as,” or “than” to make the connection.

![metaphor and simile](https://storage.yvision.kz/images/user/assel_91/CgPKYdE6YiNElUUH7SGftKqUDQOk54.jpg)

![metaphor and simile](https://storage.yvision.kz/images/user/assel_91/xF9Xw82M77EXvcRNi3a2ORx6BNbTJd.jpg)

A metaphor is an implied comparison in which the object of description becomes something else without the use of the simile’s usual modifiers:

![metaphor and simile](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I1YF0kH7OiU/TtqD3OFD4wI/AAAAAAAAAM4/KoaDzk_0f64/s1600/Metaphor+Poster.gif)

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Source: [https://yvision.kz/post/metaphor-and-simile-319509](https://yvision.kz/post/metaphor-and-simile-319509)