The definition of metaphors and similes in English

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   Metaphors are a form of figurative language, which refers to words or expressions that mean something different from their literal definition. In the case of metaphors, the literal interpretation would often be pretty silly. For example, imagine what these metaphors would look like if you took them at face value:

Metaphors show up in literature, poetry, music, and writing, but also in speech. If you hear someone say “metaphorically speaking,” it probably means that you shouldn’t take what they said as the truth, but as more of an idea. For example, it’s finals period and after exams, students are saying things like “That test was murder

Metaphors can make your words come to life (or in the case of the exam, to death). As a common figure of speech, metaphors turn up everywhere from novels and films to presidential speeches and even popular songs.(3,100) When they’re especially good, they’re hard to miss. A simile is a figure of speech that is mainly used to compare two or more things that possess a similar quality. It uses words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’ to make the comparison.