Simile
A simile is a figure of speech that explicitly compares two unlike objects or persons. It uses words ‘like’, ‘as’ to bring out the comparison. Similes are used to make descriptions more emphatic or vivid, e.g.
- Her eyes are like pearls. (pure and beautiful) (Clear comparison between ‘eyes’ and ‘pearls’ with the help of the word ‘like’).
- She eats like a bird. (eats very little)
- They fought like cats and dogs. (fought fiercely)
- He works like a dog. (works very hard)
- He is as strong as a lion. (very strong)
- She walks as softly and gracefully as a cat. (walks without making any noise)
- The old man is as blind as a bat. (completely blind)
