Simile and Metaphor in the Anthology of "tanwirul Afaaq" by Dr Bello Mustapha Al- Mangari, a Rhetorical Study of Selected Models.
Student: Khadija Idris Zakariyya (Project, 2025)
Department of Arabic
Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
Abstract
*Simile vs. Metaphor – Core Abstract* - *Simile*: A comparison that uses _like_ or _as_ (“…as brave as a lion”). It signals a similarity without equating the two things. - *Metaphor*: A direct identification, stating that one thing *is* another (“He is a lion”). It creates a stronger, more vivid image by collapsing the comparison into a single statement. Both devices rely on a *tenor* (the subject) and a *vehicle* (the image), but similes keep the two separate with a connective, while metaphors merge them. Poets use similes for a softer, more explicit comparison; metaphors for deeper, often more dramatic resonance. _Key examples_: - Simile: _“O my Luve’s like a red, red rose”_ – Robert Burns - Metaphor: _“All the world’s a stage”_ – Shakespeare
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