http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/uncategorized/similes-and-metaphors/ The #1 Grammar & Punctuation Resource on the Internet! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:37:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/uncategorized/similes-and-metaphors/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Jane Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:37:26 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=69#comment-302 I can see your point, Walt. Thanks. I can see your point, Walt. Thanks.

]]> http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/uncategorized/similes-and-metaphors/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Walt C. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:24:31 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=69#comment-303 I disagree. Both similes and metaphors are forms of analogy, but different from one another. To say "My love is a red rose" is different from saying that she's "like a red rose." To say "The passage was as dark as the inside of a cow." is different from saying "The passage was the inside of a cow" On the other hand, I'll grant you the interchangeabilty of "We're ships that pass in the night" and "We're like ships that pass in the night." Bottom line answer: sometimes it is, sometimes-- in fact, most times-- it isn't. I disagree. Both similes and metaphors are forms of analogy, but different from one another. To say “My love is a red rose” is different from saying that she’s “like a red rose.” To say “The passage was as dark as the inside of a cow.” is different from saying “The passage was the inside of a cow” On the other hand, I’ll grant you the interchangeabilty of “We’re ships that pass in the night” and “We’re like ships that pass in the night.” Bottom line answer: sometimes it is, sometimes– in fact, most times– it isn’t.

]]> http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/uncategorized/similes-and-metaphors/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Jane Fri, 23 May 2008 17:07:20 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=69#comment-305 Yes. A simile is actually a type of metaphor using "like" or "as." Yes. A simile is actually a type of metaphor using “like” or “as.”

]]> http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/uncategorized/similes-and-metaphors/comment-page-1/#comment-304 J Sherer Fri, 23 May 2008 16:46:17 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=69#comment-304 Isn't a simile technically just a form of metaphor rather than being something completely different? Isn’t a simile technically just a form of metaphor rather than being something completely different?

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