differences between a simile and a metaphor
1 If the words âis asâ or âis likeâ is used in a sentence it can be a simile while metaphor does not make use of the words âasâ or âlikeâ. A metaphor generally uses the words, is are, was and were. â 2 My love is like a red, red rose.ââRobert Burns. â She sat like Patience on a Monument, smiling at Grief.