Are the words "Bud of love" a simile or a metaphor? or neither?

Question

Are the words "Bud of love" a simile or a metaphor? or neither?

Answer 1

metaphor ... the bud isn't real but it is spoken of as though it is. A simile would be saying "as if a bud" or "like a bud"

Answer 2

It's a metaphor.

A simile is where you liken something to something else, you will always find the word like or as in a similie

i.e. if someone were talking about their girlfriend they could say "She's like my little Juliet"

A metaphor is where you call something by nother name i.e. "She's my Juliet"

Answer 3

Metaphor... and I had to look that up because I didn't remember what a simile was either, so thanks for asking this question.

So you know, from the wiki...

A simile is a comparison between two things, usually with the words “like” or “as”.

A simile differs from a metaphor by keeping the three items separate and asking the audience to find similar features instead of saying they are the same thing.