simileandmetaphor(明喻和暗喻的区别及举例)

Simile明喻直喻：是常用as或like等词将具有某种共同特征的两种不同事物连接起来的一种修辞手法。明喻的表达方法是：A 像B。

明喻是将具有共性的不同事物作对比.这种共性存在于人们的心里,而不是事物的自然属性.

My heart is like a singing bird.

As white as snow

.I wandered lonely as a cloud.

as cool as a cucumber 极为冷静的（像黄瓜一样冷静）

as easy as a pie 极容易（像馅饼一样容易）

as fussy as a hen with one chick 在小事上瞎操心

as hard as the nether millstone 铁石心肠(像下层的磨石坚硬）

as hungry as a hunter 非常饥饿（像猎人一样饥饿）

as lively as a cricket 极活泼（像蟋蟀一样活泼）

as mad as a wet hen 非常生气（像弄湿的母鸡一样生气）

as mild as a dove 非常温和（像鸽子一样温和）

as plain as the nose in your face 一清二楚（像你脸上的鼻子一样清楚）

as poor as a church mouse 赤贫的（像教堂的老鼠一样穷）as proud as a peacock 极骄傲（骄傲得像只孔雀）

as strong as a horse 健壮如牛

as stupid as an owl 极愚蠢（像猫头鹰一样愚蠢）

as thin as a wafer 极薄（像糯米纸一样薄）

as true as steel 绝对可靠（像钢一样可靠）

Metaphor 隐喻是和明喻不同,不用like或as表示出来,而是进行隐藏的比较的这样一种修辞手段。隐喻又称暗喻。表达方法:A是B。喻是简缩了的明喻,是将某一事物的名称用于另一事物,通过比较形成.

is a pig.他简直是头猪。（比喻：他是一个象猪一般的人，指肮脏，贪吃的人。）

is a woman with a stony heart.她是一个铁石心肠的女人。（比喻：这个女人冷酷无情。）

Twain is a mirror of America.马克·吐温是美国的一面镜子。（用镜子比喻美国的现实，很贴切。）

The sunshine of life is made up of very little beams. 幸福的阳光由非常细小的光速构成。

All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women are merely players.

Money is a bottomless sea, in which honour, conscience, and truth may be drowned.

I have got one of my Sahara thirsts on tonight.