What is the primary distinction between a simile and a metaphor?
a simile directly states its comparison; a metaphor uses like or as to state the comparison.
a simile compares two similar objects; a metaphor compares two unlike objects.
a simile compares two ideas in concrete terms; a metaphor uses only abstract concepts.
a simile states a comparison using like or as; a metaphor directly states the comparison.

Although william carlos williams rejected traditional verse forms he still believed that is was important to use poetic devices to distinguish verse from prose.

Who first discovers the alien cylinder on horsell common

How does the author use the character of the nurse to develop the social issue of gender inequality? the nurse’s willingness to take care of nora when nora was little demonstrates a woman’s ability to do difficult work. the nurse’s need to give up a child in order to have a job demonstrates a woman’s inability to support herself. the fact that the nurse’s child wrote to her as a young girl and as an adult demonstrates a woman’s ability to keep friends forever. the nurse’s assurance to nora that her children ask for her often demonstrates women’s role in health care.