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LearnLearn about about
‘‘SimilesSimiles’’
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A simile is a figure of A simile is a figure of speech comparing two speech comparing two
unlike things and is unlike things and is generally introduced by generally introduced by
“like” or “as”“like” or “as”
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Some examplesSome examples:
•The water was as cold as ice
•We had to turn our heads like a lighthouse beacon
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- as - as sly as sly as a foxa fox
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- as - as tender tender
as a as a chickenchicken
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- as slow as - as slow as a tortoisea tortoise
- as slow as a - as slow as a snailsnail
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- as meek - as meek as a lambas a lamb
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- as - as brave brave as a as a lionlion
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- as - as proud proud as a as a
peacockpeacock
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- as - as busy as busy as a beea bee
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- as blind as a - as blind as a batbat
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- as - as playful playful
as a as a kittenkitten
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- as as red as red as
a a turkey turkey cockcock
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- as fat as a pigas fat as a pig
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- as strong as a horse- as strong as a horse
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- as mad - as mad as a as a
March March harehare
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- as as
wise as wise as an owlan owl
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- as - as swift swift as a as a deerdeer
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- as - as frisky frisky as a as a
lamblamb
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- as fierce as a lion- as fierce as a lion
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- as slippery as an eelas slippery as an eel
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- as - as graceful graceful
as a as a swanswan
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- as - as stubborn stubborn as a muleas a mule
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- as - as hairy hairy as a as a
gorillagorilla
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- as fast as a hare- as fast as a hare
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- as - as brown brown
as a as a berryberry
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- as - as sweet as sweet as honeyhoney
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- as - as white as white as
snowsnow
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- as as fresh as fresh as a daisya daisy
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- as green as grass- as green as grass
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- as sturdy as an oak- as sturdy as an oak
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- as cold as ice- as cold as ice