Simile and metaphor are figurative speech, and both compare two things to create imagery by similarities. The difference between similes and metaphors lies in how the comparison is expressed.
A simile compares one thing to another using the words “like or “as” in the sentence. In simple words it describes that one thing is similar to another. However, a metaphor describes that two things are the same, without using the words “like” or “as” in the sentence.
Similes and Metaphors With Examples
Below are common examples of similes and metaphors used in everyday English conversations.
Examples of Similes
- As busy as a beaver.
- as blind as a bat
- as black as coal
- as clean as a whistle
- as flat as a pancake
- as innocent as a lamb
- as old as the hills
- as plain as day
- as quiet as a mouse
- as steady as a rock
- as stubborn as a mule
- as sly as a fox
- as white as snow
- as wise as an owl
- eat like a bird
- cry like a baby
- act like a child
- fit like a glove
- sell like hot cakes
- sleep like a log
- spread like wildfire
- swim like a fish
- behave like a lunatic.
Examples of Metaphors
- His home is a prison,
- my colleague is a dark horse
- laughter is the best medicine.
- That boy is a rotten apple.
- You are an angel!
- She is a dragon.
- Life is a series of stepping stones
- time is money.
- The actress is a star.
- He is a bit of a rough diamond.
- Charlie is a night owl.
- her brain is a computer
- He is a rolling stone.
- Children can be clowns.
- America is a melting pot.
- His daughter is his sunshine.
- That man is a road hog.
- She is an early bird.
- We finally got the green light
- The market is the heart of the town.
- Hard work is the key to success.
- Life is a roller coaster.
- His speech was a marathon.
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