CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Similes and metaphors are both figures of speech that are used to make a comparison between two things that are not alike. The difference is that similes make the comparison by saying that something is like something else but metaphors make the comparison by saying that something is something else.

Detailed explanation-2: -A metaphor makes a comparison by stating that one thing is something else, but a simile states that one thing is like something else. If you’re trying to tell the difference between metaphors and similes, the more obvious comparison in similes makes them easier to identify as figures of speech.

Detailed explanation-3: -An implied metaphor is a type of metaphor that compares two unlike things without mentioning one of them. For example, “Elise finally lured Adam into her web.” In this line, we know what Elise is being compared to a spider, but it isn’t expressly stated.

Detailed explanation-4: -A metaphor is a direct comparison between two things that does not use like or as: Her smile is sunshine. The word metaphor is more broad and can also refer to a variety of ways of comparing or connecting different things, including those that don’t use words at all.

Detailed explanation-5: -METAPHOR: Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, in which one thing becomes another thing without the use of the words like or as than, or resembles.