What are the definitions of extended simile and simile, and what's the difference between them?and,What are the definitions of extended metaphor and metaphor, and what's the difference between them?Please help me to explain them simply and clearly~ thanks.
A simile is a direct comparison of two thingsTypically similes include the words like or as if in themA metaphor is an implied comparisonTypically one states that such and such is something elseFor instance a simile would be Silver lake was like a sheet of aluminum foil in the sun A metaphor would be Silver lake was a sheet of aluminum foil in the sunExtended metaphors and similes continue on with the comparisonFor instance a sentence to follow the simile could read It wrinkled like foil when the wind blew The metaphor could read As the wind blew the foil wrinkled.
