A Metaphor is an implied Simile. It does not, like the Simile, state that
one thing is like another or acts as another, but takes that for granted and proceeds as if
the two things were one.
Thus, when we say, 'He fought like a lion' we use a Simile, but when we say, 'He was a
lion in the fight', we use a Metaphor.
Examples:-
1. The camel is the ship of the desert.
2. Life is a dream.
3. The news was a dagger to his heart.
4. Revenge is a kind of wild justice.
Note 1:- Every Simile can be compressed into a Metaphor and every Metaphor can be
expanded into a Simile.
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