Question

How is a simile different from a metaphor?

Answer 1

Smile is a phrase using like it as and comparing like she was cute as a button
Metaphor is comparing two things that aren’t even alike without like or as Like The Curtain of night fell upon us

Answer 2

Similes are "comparing two things using the words like or as. Metaphors are comparing two things without using the words like or as."

Example

• She was brave as a lion! (simile)
• Tim is a giant. (metaphor)

Hope this helps.