Question

Which is has a more powerful expression when used in poetry.... a simile or a metaphor.... Why?

Answer 1

I think metaphor because it states that an unlike object is something. Metaphor make people think more.

Answer 2

I think possibly--and this might not be correct-- a metaphor because instead of comparing an object, it's almost like the object is the thing you're comparing it to. For example, "her face was as red as a tomato" doesn't give quite as much of a vivid picture as "her face was a tomato," does it?