First, simile is a comparison between two things and phenomena with the same characteristics, indicating the similar relationship between ontology and vehicle, both of which appear in the comparison. Commonly used figurative words such as, for example, as if, as if, etc. , for example:
Anyone can see that this elephant is like a snake.
As anyone can see, this elephant looks like a snake.
He looked as if he had just stepped out of my fairy tale book and walked past me like a ghost.
He looked as if he had just walked out of my fairy tale book and walked past me like a ghost.
It has long leaves, swaying in the wind, like slender fingers touching something.
Its long leaves are swaying in the wind, as if stretching out slender fingers to touch something.
Second, metaphor (metaphor) This metaphor is not carried out through figurative words, but directly describes things as things B, implying the connection and similarity between A and B.
German guns and planes dropped bombs, shells and bullets. ...
German guns and planes rained bombs, shells and bullets.
The diamond department is the heart and center of the store.
The diamond department is the heart and core of the store.