Figurative Language: Simile
A simile is a rhetorical device used to compare two things using the words “like,” “as,” or “than.”
Similes can be used to create vivid imagery or to draw surprising connections between two unrelated things. They’re commonly used in literature, advertising, and everyday speech and are closely related to metaphors and analogies.
Examples:
Anthony used to be as strong as an ox.
Her phone buzzed like a beehive.
The dancer was as graceful as a swan.
Your laughter is like music to my ears.
Similes in a poem:
My Family
By Stacy Zeiger
My mom is like a fire.
She's always warm, but sometimes she gets too hot.
My brother is like a tornado.
He always moves fast and spreads destruction wherever he goes.
My sister is like a snowstorm.
She's pretty to look at and icy at times, but with a little sunshine, that iciness melts.
Together we are like a partly cloudy day.
We have our moments of darkness and gloom, but the sun always peeks through.
Go Bulldogs!!
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