Simlies
float like a butterfly sting like a bee
Here are examples of similes
- "cute as a kitten,” comparing the way someone looks to the way a kitten looks
- “as busy as a bee” comparing someone’s level of energy to a fast-flying bee
- "as snug as a bug in a rug" comparing someone who is very cozy to how comfortable a bug can be in a rug
- "as happy as a clam" comparing someone's happiness to the contentment of a clam
- "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." comparing the uncertainty of life to the uncertainty of choosing a chocolate from a box
- "as agile as a monkey" implying someone can move as well as a monkey does
- "as black as coal" comparing the color of something dark to the very-dark coal color
- "as blind as a bat" indicating that the person cannot see any better than a bat
The defintion of simile
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) — compare metaphor http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/similesandmetaphors/
Why do we use similes ?
Authors use similes to help describe people, objects or places