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A simile compares two A simile compares two things that are not the things that are not the same. It is usually same. It is usually introduced by “introduced by “likelike” or ” or ““as … asas … as”.”.
Some examplesSome examples:
•The water was The water was as as cold as ice.cold as ice.
•The diamond The diamond shone shone like a like a bright star in the bright star in the sky.sky.
- as slow as - as slow as a tortoisea tortoise
- as slow - as slow as a snailas a snail
- as quiet - as quiet as a mouseas a mouse
- as - as brave as brave as a liona lion
- as - as proud as proud as a a peacockpeacock
- as - as busy busy as a as a beebee
- as blind as a - as blind as a batbat
- as greedy as as greedy as a piga pig
- as strong as a - as strong as a horsehorse
- as as wise as wise as an owlan owl
- as fierce as a - as fierce as a lionlion
- as hairy as a - as hairy as a monkeymonkey
- as fast as a - as fast as a harehare
- as sweet as - as sweet as honeyhoney
- as - as white as white as snowsnow
- as green as - as green as grassgrass
- as cold as ice- as cold as ice
- like stars in - like stars in the skythe sky
- face - face like a like a maskmask
Can you make some Can you make some sentences using similes?sentences using similes?
• I am as busy as a bee.I am as busy as a bee.
Can you think of Can you think of any more?any more?
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