Question

How are similes and metaphors similar?(1 point)
Responses

Both say something is something else.
Both say something is something else.

Both are denotations.
Both are denotations.

Both say something is like something else.
Both say something is like something else.

Both compare two unlike things.

1 answer

The correct response is:

Both compare two unlike things.

Similes and metaphors both create comparisons between two unlike things to enhance meaning and understanding, but they do so in different ways. Similes use "like" or "as" to make the comparison, while metaphors state that one thing is another.