This document discusses the differences between similes and metaphors. A simile directly compares two things using like or as, such as describing something as black as coal. A metaphor makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using like or as, such as describing time as a thief. The document provides examples of common similes that use like or as, and examples of metaphors that make direct comparisons between two unlike concepts.

1. THE DIFFERENCES OF
SIMILE AND
METAPHOR
AUTHOR
MUHAMMAD IRFAN MOKHTAR

3. SIMILE
METAPHOR
WHEN TWO THINGS
ARE COMPARED
USING LIKE OR AS
THE DIRECT
COMPARISON OF
TWO UNLIKE THINGS
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4. SIMILE
AS BLACK AS COAL
CUTE AS A KITTEN
THEY ARE DIFFERENT AS
NIGHT AND DAY
I SLEEP LIKE A LOG
LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF
CHOCOLATES, YOU NEVER
KNOW WHAT YOU’RE
GOING TO GET
METAPHOR
TIME IS A THIEF
- Time isn’t really stealing
anything, it just indicates that time
passes quickly and our lives pass us by
BUBBLY PERSONALITY
- It doesn’t mean that a person is
bubbling over anything, just that he is
cheerful
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