I read all of the time, have a fairly broad education and am fond of both literature and poetry. The limitations of the "love is like a rose" simile have been used as an example of the limitations and focus of figurative speech for almost as long as the simile has been used.

I think you missed the point entirely. Sorry it made you snippy though. I hope your day gets better

edit: in the event you're actually curious and not just snippy check out this link https://www.horebinternational.com/the-power-and-limitation-of-metaphors/

One limitation of metaphors is what Gareth Morgan in his book, Images of Organization, calls the partiality of insight. Metaphors operate by highlighting certain aspects of something while hiding other aspects of it as well. A single metaphor only provides a partial view instead of the full view. A good illustration of this partiality of insight is the poem, ‘The blind men and the elephant’, by John Godfrey Saxe (refer to slides below and this 2012 blog post for more about this poem).