7. Short answer response question: What are the differences between similes and metaphors? Give an example of each. Your response should be at least two sentences.
Similes and metaphors are both figures of speech that compare two different things. However, while similes use "like" or "as" to make the comparison explicit, metaphors directly equate one thing with another without using those words.
Example of a simile: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."
Example of a metaphor: "He was a shining star on the football team."