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<p class="volume_hdr">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 the main difference between a simile and a metaphor is
the use of the words <em>like</em>, <em>as</em>, <em>as</em> <em>if</em>, and
<em>as</em> <em>though</em>. Similes use these words; metaphors do not. Authors
must carefully choose whether the indirect comparison of a simile or the direct
comparison of a metaphor is better suited for their purpose. Thus skilled readers
pay close attention to the author’s careful application of these two figures
of speech.</p><br>
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