SIMILE

A simile is a figure of speech that says that one thing is like another different thing.
We often use the words as...as and like with similes.
Common patterns for similes, with example sentences, are:
something [is*] AS adjective AS something
His skin was as cold as ice
!t felt as hard as rock
She looked as gentle as a lamb
something [is*] "!#$ something
%& love is like a red, red rose
'hese cookies taste like garbage
He had a temper (that was) like a volcano
something [does**] "!#$ something
He eats like a pig
He smokes like a chimney
'he& fo*ght like cats and dogs
[is] AS adjective AS
something
meaning
as +lind as a +at completel& +lind
as cold as ice ver& cold
as flat as a pancake completel& flat
as gentle as a lam+ ver& gentle
as light as a feather
as strong as a +*ll
as white as snow
ver& ligh
ver& strong
p*re white
[is] LIKE something possible meaning (depending on
contet!
like a rose +ea*tif*l
like a volcano explosive
like gar+age disg*sting
like an animal inh*man
like spaghetti $ntangled
[does] LIKE something meaning
to drink like a fish to drink a lot
to eat like a +ird to eat ver& little
to eat like a horse to eat a lot
to eat like a pig to eat impolitel&
to fight like cats and dogs to fight fiercel&