a simile is compared with "like" or "as", a metaphor is comparing using is, or without "like or "as". The moon during harvest looks like a great pumpkin in the sky. - Simile The harvest moon is a great pumpkin in the sky. - Metaphor
This is a simile because it uses the word "as" to describe the library. A metaphor does not use the words "like" or "as" to describe a noun.
On the reverse of the bicentennial silver dollar is the Liberty Bell super-imposed over and image of the moon.
the liberty bell in front of the moon
40th Anniversary Apollo 11 Moon Landing Silver Eagle Dollar CoinTLA was here
One example of a simile for moon is "as changeable as the moon".Another one might be "as inconsistent as the moon".Another is "The moon is like a loyal star shining overhead, always present if not always seen".Further Information:I recommend a book called Similes Dictionary by Elyse Sommer. You can find it in these places:Amazon UKAmazon USI also recommend a useful website called Simile Stack, though it may not be as insightful as the book. Click here to visit it.
A Metaphor is a word you use its like say if I said: "The Moon IS cheese!" It doesn't mean it IS. its just a way of describing it. But if you but it is LIKE something then its called a simile.
The moon was as cresent as a moon.......
That's the bicentennial dollar, extremely common, and still worth one dollar.
Yes, I have the Republic of the Marshall Islands "First Men on the Moon" $5 Commemorative Coin
The moon is a glowing beacon in the night sky, like a silver coin suspended in darkness. Its gentle light illuminates the world below, casting a dreamy ambiance over the landscape.
Metaphors are comparisons that directly state something is something else. Similes compare by using "like" or "as." Personifications are when you make something inanimate seem alive. Idioms are phrases where the literal meaning makes no sense. Hyperbole is exaggeration.This statement is directly calling the moon a white balloon, so it's a metaphor.