Simile and Metaphor

A simile is when you use like or as in sentence. An example of a simile is in a poem below.
I want to be free

I want to be free
Like a kite, Dancing in the sky.

I want to be free
Like a wind, Blowing over the sky.

I want to be free
Like a balloon, Going up to the sky.

I want to be free
Like a plane, Roaming above the sky.

I want to be free
Like a bird, Flying trough the morning sky.

I want to be free
Like a cloud, Trampling trough the mild sky.
I want to be free
Like a sun, Watching the world from the sky.

I want to be free
Like a moon, Hanging and smile in the dark sky..

I want to be free
Like a rainbow, Darting high to the sky..

I want to be free
Like a child, Dreaming about the endless sky..

To be free; Wondering about the sky. 

A simile is an important part of literature because its describes how the writer sees the object by comparing it to another object while using like or ast. When the reader sees that then they would understand what the writer is trying to describe to them.


Metaphor is a comparison without using like or as. An example of a metaphor is below.

Peace

The wind is now

a roaring, smashing

monster of destruction,

raking all man's work

from the valleys,

from the vales,

and sends them spinning,

broken flying -

but all of that is

not its core,

its center is in truth

eternal stillness

bright blue skies

and all you hear

are gentle whispers

far away

and unimportant.

A metaphor is an important part to literature because its the same as with simile, just that it describes the object or person more simple without using like or as.