Zed A. Shaw, Painter

@zedshaw So, a simile is like a metaphor? :-)

@zedshaw "A simile is like a metaphor." is the saying I heard to remember the difference.

@zedshaw I always just tell people "Similes are like metaphors"

@zedshaw my warthog Jeff has an issue with this tweet.

@zedshaw Or did you mean Roy Rogers is a metaphor, since he never met a four he didn't like?

@zedshaw I was taught this in school a zillion times, but in the real world what difference does it make?

@zedshaw unless Jeff is actually a warthog

@zedshaw I have literally no idea what you mean by that, unfortunately.

@zedshaw but a metaphor is not equality, it's a comparison/illustration, same as a simile. Knowing the names of the terms changes nothing.

@zedshaw I still don't see it. They serve the same purpose, just with different style. Again, *knowing the names* doesn't change perception.