What is the difference between a smile and a metaphor?

English / Mark the Correct Sentence — Multiple-choice practice

  1. A. A smile must use animals in the compassion
  2. B. A smile in more descriptive
  3. C. A smile uses as or like to make a comparisons and a metaphor doesn't
  4. D. None of these

Correct answer

A smile uses as or like to make a comparisons and a metaphor doesn't

Explanation

Explanation A simile directly compares two things using "like" or "as" (e.g., "She is as fast as a cheetah"). A metaphor makes an implicit comparison without using "like" or "as" (e.g., "She is a cheetah on the track").

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