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Metaphor · explain the literary term

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Your new ahaA comparison that says one thing is another to suggest a likeness.

A metaphor describes one thing in terms of another. Source: Metaphor ↗

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    A comparison using words such as ‘like’ or ‘as.’

    A simile invites readers to notice a shared quality between two unlike things.

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    Giving human qualities to a nonhuman thing or idea.

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