Some may find it difficult to differentiate between simile and metaphor as literary devices since both are figures of speech designed to create meaning through comparisons. (Charles Bukowski) Difference Between Simile and Metaphor We are like roses that have never bothered to bloom when we should have bloomed and it is as if the sun has become disgusted with waiting.The pain is like an axe that chops my heart.You can cross out your past but you can’t erase it. Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.Her hair, like golden threads, play’d with her breath.Being with her I feel a pain, like a frozen knife stuck in my chest.Time was passing like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on.Parents are like God because you wanna know they’re out there, and you want them to think well of you, but you really only call when you need something.You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. Writing a novel is like driving a car at night.Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.It’s like picking your breakfast cereal based on color instead of taste. That’s always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they’re pretty.To keep your balance, you must keep moving. All those moments will be lost in time, like… tears in rain.Easy Like Sunday Morning (Lionel Richie).Simile is also found in many famous examples of poetry, prose, drama, lyrics, and even clever quotations. (Rainer Maria Rilke) Famous Examples of Simile The older you get it, the worse the attack. ![]()
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