Answer: a good way to tell the difference between the two is a simile will always use the words “like” or “as”
Example: her cheeks were *like* roses
This is saying that she was blushing and her cheeks were red from it
A metaphor with use neither of those and would imply or say that they were exactly that it uses neither like or as
Example: her cheeks were roses
This is still saying that she was blushing and she was red on the cheeks but in stead of comparing to roses they are roses
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