Literary Word Choice Quick Check

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

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

Both compare two unlike things.
Both compare two unlike things.

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

Both are denotations.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Both compare two unlike things.

Similes and metaphors both involve comparisons between unlike things, but similes use "like" or "as," whereas metaphors state that one thing is another.