A simile is a figure of speech pointing out the likeness between
two different objects, using like or as.
Examples: like a busy bee or as
bright as a star
Poets use these word pictures to
help us see what something unfamiliar would look or sound like by comparing it
to something we know. Beyond that, these images and sounds are exciting,
beautiful, interesting, clever, and fun. They also help us to get into someone else’s head to
understanding what they are thinking or feeling, to see the world from another
point of view.
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Here are examples of similes in sentences. |
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My bedroom was as black as a cave
in the depths of the earth. |
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The classroom after school became as
noisy as a gaggle of gabby geese. |
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The cat capered along the fence top like
a tightrope walker on the high wire. |
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Finish these lines with similes. |
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When I’m hungry, I am |
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When I’m bored, I am |
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My friend dropped her books and was as embarrassed as |
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A rainy Saturday is like |
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The sleet made the sidewalk like |
When the as and like are
not used, the
figure of speech is called a metaphor.
Here are some metaphors.
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So many things went wrong today, it’s
been a nightmare from which I couldn’t wake up. |
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Her friendship is a safe harbor
from a stormy sea. |
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That spooky horse is an accident
looking for a place to happen. |
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That man is a lion when his
friends are in danger. |
Write some metaphors of your own.
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