What Is a Metaphor Versus a Simile?
Last year, I was able to snag last-minute tickets to Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, allowing me the incredible opportunity to see the legend perform his classic hits. The setlist included the ballad “Candle in the Wind,” originally written for the late Marilyn Monroe and later reimagined after
the tragic death of Princess Diana. The lyrics (written by John’s longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin) feature the line, “And it seems to me you lived your life / Like a candle in the wind,” elegantly comparing the fragility and brilliance of the women’s lives to a candle’s flickering glow. Taupin’s...
