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title: "The difference between simile and metaphor"
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# The difference between simile and metaphor

> Simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the w...

*Simile* is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like" or "as" – also, but less commonly, "if", or "than".

*Metaphor - is a [figure of speech](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_of_speech) that describes a subject by asserting that it is, on some point of comparison, the same as another otherwise unrelated object.*

*I want to show you how you can find a metaphor or a simile using this chart.

![The difference between simile and metaphor](https://storage.yvision.kz/images/user/alenova_zarema/SAsUS3aqErMST25WOSczefkJjtAuG2.jpg)

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