Simile

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind is used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion )

Example:

“O my Luve’s like a red, red rose

That’s newly sprung in June;

O my Luve’s like the melodie

That’s sweetly played in tune.”

Similes are a way to compare two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. 

For example, if I want to say that somebody swims well, I can say they swim like a fish because fish swim well.

Pattern-1

verb + like + noun

Examples:

—She swims like a fish.

—He looks like an ogre.

—He plays like a professional.

—He walks like a duck.

     —She acts like a clown.

Pattern-2

as + adjective + as + noun

Examples

—  He is as tall as a giant.

—  She is as fast as a rocket.

—  He is as graceful as a swan.

—  She is as sneaky as a fox.

—  He is as quiet as a mouse.

Now it’s your turn.

Try to make some similes using the adjectives below.