What are examples of similes?

Following are some more examples of similes regularly used in writing:

You were as brave as a lion.
They fought like cats and dogs.
He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
This house is as clean as a whistle.
He is as strong as an ox.
Your explanation is as clear as mud.
Watching the show was like watching grass grow.

What’s the difference between a metaphor and a simile?

While these figures of speech are used to compare different things, here are some clear rules to help you distinguish between metaphor, simile, and analogy. A simile is saying something is like something else. A metaphor is often poetically saying something is something else. A simile is a type of metaphor.

What is it called when a word contradicts itself?

An oxymoron is two or more words that contradict themselves (e.g. “poor little rich girl” or “living dead”). A paradox is a phrase that contradicts itself (e.g. “A Cretan says ‘All Cretans are liars'”). A paradox is also used to describe something that seems to be hypocritical.

How do you write a loose sentence?

A loose sentence, also called a cumulative sentence, begins with a main clause that is followed by phrases and/or clauses that modify the main clause. These phrases or clauses add information to the main or independent clause.

What simile means?

Let’s use this example to understand what a simile is: A simile is a phrase that uses a comparison to describe. For example, “life” can be described as similar to “a box of chocolates.” You know you’ve spotted one when you see the words like or as in a comparison. Similes are like metaphors.

What is a simile for dirty?

A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. Dirty. Dirty as a hog. —John Byrom.

How do you create a simile?

How to Write a Simile

Think of one thing and what you want to say about it; do you want to say that something is big, boring, beautiful, or is it some quality you don’t have an adjective for?
Think of a second thing that shows the same or similar characteristic.
Combine by saying that the first thing is “like” the second thing.