Imagine a man who is noble and dignified.
What might you compare him with?
What about . . . a lion?
There are two ways to express this comparison.
How are these two sentences different?
The first sentence compares the man to a lion clearly,
by using the words "like" or "as."
In contrast, when we say, “The man is a lion,”
we actually are turning the man into a lion.
The first sentence is a simile.
In a simile , the reader mentally compares the two different things.
The second sentence is a metaphor.
In a metaphor, the reader feels the comparison between the two different things.
What simile or metaphor could you make comparing these objects?