What's the difference between a metaphor and a simile?

Metaphor: My boss is a bear.

Simile: My boss is like a bear or My boss is grumpy as a bear.

A metaphor is where you say something is something else, a simile is where you say something is like something else. You can tell the difference because similies have "like" or "as" (as something as) somewhere in them.

Metaphor: My brother is a pig.
Similie: My brother eats like a pig.

simile is like and as

metaphor is is.... dirrect comparrison or something


if i remember my english correctly...

Vice versa

a metaphore is saying something is something else.
e.g He is a pig
a simile i saying something is somethin else using like or as
e.g he is AS thin as a rake

One looks like someone you think you know...Metaphor

One looks familiar to someone you do know..Simile

Simile is LIKE...Metaphor IS.

You are a tower of strength...Metaphor.
He was like a raging bull....Simile.

Metaphor: In place of
Simile: Similar

a simile is when you compare something to something else using AS, AS or LIKE
eg: the dog was LIKE an angry master.
eg: the dog was AS angry AS a master.
a metophor is when you say something is not what it really is, but something else.
eg: the dog WAS an angry master.
eg: the man WAS a vicious tiger.
Hope this helps !!!

Metaphor: My car is like a Horse

Simile: That horse is the same color as my car

A metaphor replaces a real object with how a person sees it - eg. a Porsche is a metaphor for mans desire for strength and desirability, while a simile compares something real with something else real, eg. a Porsche is like a Volkswagen Beetle on a diet.
By the way I have a joke about metaphors - A guy went to an english literature class and the teacher asked him to put a metaphor in a sentence, so he said "I metaphor sex, but when I asked, she slapped my face"

funny question about travel.!!