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Craft Notes 02

Metaphor & Simile

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Ash Raymond James
Oct 29, 2025
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In this edition of craft notes, I want to focus on metaphors, but it is essential to note the difference between a metaphor and a simile first. In a nutshell, a metaphor compares two things with certainty, whereas a simile is uncertain. A metaphor uses words such as ‘is’ and ‘was’, whereas similes feature ‘as’ or ‘like’.

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