Simile: similer ,comparison (the things that are the same) using like or as.
As brave as a lion. As joyful as a hyena. As bright as the sun.
Red like a bunnies blood. Big like a giant.
Metaphor.. Transferring a quality from one thing to another.
The big kids call me mercury because I'm the swiftest thing in the neighbor hood.
symbols something that represents something else.