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Similes are figures of speech that compare two unlike things using "like" or "as". They help create a visual image for the reader by showing how two different things are similar. Common similes include "as blind as a bat", "as red as a beetroot", and "as hungry as a hunter". Similes must contain a comparison word like "like" or "as" and compare things that are not entirely alike but share some similarity.

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Similes are figures of speech that compare two unlike things using "like" or "as". They help create a visual image for the reader by showing how two different things are similar. Common similes include "as blind as a bat", "as red as a beetroot", and "as hungry as a hunter". Similes must contain a comparison word like "like" or "as" and compare things that are not entirely alike but share some similarity.

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SIMILES

What is a simile?
• A simile is a figure of speech in which two
unlike things are compared using the words
LIKE or AS

• For example:
LIKE: My love is like an ocean.
AS: She is as blind as a bat.
• A simile is a figure of speech, which helps to
create a visual image for the reader
• You will often find examples of similies in
poetry
• Similies MUST use a comparison word LIKE or
AS
• The two items which are compared may not
seem alike, but the simile allows you to see
some way in which they are similar.
• AS COOL AS A CUCUMBER
It means that a person is very calm, especially
when something is surprising

• AS RED AS A BEETROOT
It means that have a red face because you are
embarrassed
• AS BROWN AS A BERRY - very brown from the
sun; quite suntanned
• AS HUNGRY AS A HUNTER – very hungry
• AS HAPPY AS A KING – very happy
• AS DRUNK AS A LORD – extremely drunk
• AS OLD AS THE HILLS – be very old
• AS EASY AS ABC- very easy
• AS FLAT AS A PANCAKE -to be very flat (about
the countryside)
• AS BLIND AS A BAT – unable to see well
• AS SALTY AS A HERRING – very salty
• AS FREE AS A BIRD – completely free to do
what you want
• AS VAIN AS A PEACOCK – overly proud
• AS PALE AS A GHOST –if someone is as pale as
a ghoste their face turns white because of
illness, shock or fear
• AS BUSY AS A BEE – it means that someone is
moving around quickly doing many things
• AS FIT AS A FIDDLE – be very healthy and
strong
• AS SMOOTH AS VELVET – it means that
something has beautiful, soft quality
• AS CHEERFUL AS A LARK – to be in a good
mood, happy
• AS BOLD AS A LION – very brave and
courageous
• AS BLACK AS SOOT – intensely black

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