Distinguishing Between Similes and Metaphors

<body> Welcome to the no frames page for Distinguishing Between Similes and Metaphors.<p> <P class="volume_subhdr">Distinguishing Between Similes and Metaphors</p> <P>Both similes and metaphors use comparisons between ideas to deepen meaning. Almost any expression that can be worded as a simile could also be worded as a metaphor. Remember that the main difference between a simile and a metaphor is the use of the words <i>as</i> and <i>like</i>. Similes use these words; metaphors do not.Authors must carefully choose whether the indirect comparison of the simile or the direct comparison of a metaphor is better suited for their purpose. Therefore, effective readers pay close attention to the authors careful application of these two figures of speech.</p><br> </body>