Timeline for Is "he runs like a cheetah" a kind of metaphor?
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| Apr 10 at 14:42 | comment | added | Outis Nemo | @Jay: A simile is strictly speaking a type of metaphor; but it's of course worth noting the distinction between a simile and a non-simile metaphor regardless. | |
| Jun 20, 2012 at 21:15 | comment | added | Jay | Whereas a metaphor says that thing A "is" thing B, even though it literally is not. "He is like a cheetah" is a simile. "He is a cheetah" is a metaphor. A simile is like a metaphor. :-) | |
| Jul 29, 2011 at 13:30 | comment | added | Henry | @Saeed Neamati: A simile uses an explicit comparison with words such as "like" or "as". | |
| Jul 29, 2011 at 12:33 | comment | added | Saeed Neamati | Thanks for your answer, but I actually didn't understand the difference between metaphor and simile. I'm gonna ask it in another question. :) | |
| Jul 29, 2011 at 12:32 | vote | accept | Saeed Neamati | ||
| Jul 25, 2011 at 4:13 | history | answered | Henry | CC BY-SA 3.0 |