- It says here, “A metaphor is like a simile.” I don’t get it.
- It’s a joke. A simile is used to define a metaphor.
- But aren’t they the same?
- Oh no. They’re like dinosaurs and raptors.
- They’re both dead?
- No—
- One eats the other?
- No—
- I know, I know. One swoops in, with its razor sharp teeth, focused on its prey, while the other just lumbers along saying, “Look how pretty I am.”
[Pause]
- Good enough.
- It’s a joke. A simile is used to define a metaphor.
- But aren’t they the same?
- Oh no. They’re like dinosaurs and raptors.
- They’re both dead?
- No—
- One eats the other?
- No—
- I know, I know. One swoops in, with its razor sharp teeth, focused on its prey, while the other just lumbers along saying, “Look how pretty I am.”
[Pause]
- Good enough.