Similes are a form of mataphor. He is as strong as an ox. That's a simile. This link may answer all the questions on the topic. http://www.copyblogger.com/metaphor-simile-and-analogy-what%E2%80%99s-the-difference/ Metaphor A

This saying is just from the Star Wars series. It means "Goodbye". I don't consider it to be a metaphor. The old meaning of Goodbye is "God be with you", so it is more like an analogy.

" The Thin Veneer of Civilization The big lesson of Katrina is not about the incompetence of the Bush administration, the scandalous neglect of poor black people in the United States or our unpreparedness for major natural disasters,

In this metaphor, or analogy, life is compared to a sentence in a script. Parenthetical remarks ( phrases included in parentheses like these ) interrupt the flow of the sentence. You find yourself in what seems at first to be a temporary change in

I'm discussing hyperbole first in order to help clarify what I mean by the phrase "rarely articulated rules" in my title. Also, I beg forgiveness for any poor grammar. I'm trying to articulate a rather difficult concept in a

The crane snapped like a toothpick. He rushed home like fish to water. What are they, analogy or metaphor? Thanks.

You can say that, but again, this is just a statement of fact. It is not a metonym. As an analogy, do you understand the difference between a simile and a metaphor? The boxer Muhammad Ali described his boxing style: "float like a butterfly;

See: http://ask.yahoo.com/20030623.html Simile, metaphor, and analogy

Simile, metaphor, and analogy are everywhere in books. How did you know which is which ? Thank you

seems like one, the coldness of glass being assigned to the wilderness .... but then, perhaps this is an analogy ...