What are Similes Use of As Use of Like Compairing Words:

*What are Similes*

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Similes differ from metaphors by highlighting the similarities between two things using comparison words such as "like", "as", "so", or "than",

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind

 

*Examples of Similes* :

*Similes using ‘as’*

As busy as a bee

As innocent as a lamb

As proud as a peacock

As fast as a leopard

As blind as a bat

As bold as brass

As brave as a horse

As cold as ice

As white as snow

As tall as a giraffe

As sweet as sugar

As strong as an ox

As old as the hills

As cool as a cucumber

As clear as a crystal

As clear as mud

As tough as leather

As good as gold

As light as a feather

As deep as the ocean

As cunning as a fox

As clean as a whistle

As sharp as a razor

As gentle as a lamb

As bright as the moon

 

*Similes using ‘like’*

 

Jumps like a frog

Sings like a cuckoo

Sings like an angel

Runs like the wind

wise like an owl

Have eyes like a hawk

Runs like a horse

Swim like a fish

Climbs like a monkey

Sleeps like a baby