Similes: you are drawing a comparison with as ………… as ……………
Metaphors: you are calling something another thing to draw the comparison using the verb TO BE: He was a lion on the battlefield
Discussion/Conversation
Who/What/Where/When would you describe as ………………………….. ? Is it a good or a bad thing? Justify your answer by giving examples/pros and cons etc…
Similes
~ As quiet as a mouse
~ As quick as a flash
~ As white as a sheet
~ As brown as a berry
~ As red as a beetroot
~ As black as night
~ As black as coal
~ As sick as a dog
~ As sick as a parrot
~ To sleep like a log
~ As blind as a bat
~ As alike as two peas in a pod
~ As big as an elephant
~ As bright as a button (stupid/unintelligent)
~ As brave as a lion
~ As bold as brass (brave)
~ As busy as a bee
~ As clean as a whistle (a clean record)
~ As clear as crystal
~ As clear as a bell
~ As cold as ice
~ As common as dirt (cheap and common)
~ As blue as the deepest ocean
~ As stubborn as a mule
~ As soft as silk
~ As cool as a cucumber (very composed/in control)
~ As cunning as a fox
~ As dead as the dodo
~ As dead as a doornail
~ As deaf as a post
~ As different as chalk from cheese
~ As dry as a bone ~ As dry as dust
~ As drunk as a lord
~ As dull as dishwater
~ As easy as A.B.C.
~ As easy as apple-pie
~ As flat as a pancake
~ As fresh as a daisy
~ As free as a bird
~ As gentle as a lamb
~ As hot as hell
~ As hungry as a wolf
~ As light as a feather
~ As innocent as a lamb
~ As mad as a hatter
~ As mad as a hornet
~ As pale as death
~ As obstinate as a mule
~ As old as the hills
~ As proud as a peacock
~ As poor as a church mouse
~ As quick as a wink
~ As plain as day
~ As sharp as a razor
~ As silent as the dead
~ As slippery as an eel
~ As slow as a snail
~ As sour as vinegar
~ As stiff as a board
~ As steady as a rock
~ As straight as an arrow
~ As strong as an ox
~ As sturdy as an oak
~ As thin as a rake
~ As timid as a rabbit
~ As sure as death and taxes
~ As tough as old boots
~ As wise as an owl
~ To drink like a fish
~ As white as snow
~ To have a memory like a sieve
~ To have eyes like a hawk
~ To work like a dream (function very well)
~ As cute as a bug’s ear
~ As clear as mud (not very clear)
~ As fit as a fiddle (very fit)
~ As playful as a kitten
~ As loose as a goose
~ As nutty as a fruitcake
~ As hard as nails
~ As hot as blue blazes
~ As silent as the grave
~ As smooth as glass
~ As thorny as a rose bush
~ As smooth as a baby’s bottom
~ As tight as a drum
~ As bright as the moon
Metaphors
~ A laugh in a sea of sadness
~ He has a voice of a crow (a horrible voice)
~ He has a voice of a wolf (loud)
~ He has the heart of a lion (brave)
~ He is the sun of my sky? He is the apple of my eye (very important to me)
~ He swam in the sea of diamonds (very rich)
~ He tried to help but his legs were rubber (unsteady on his feet)
~ Her hair was bone white (very white)
~ Her lips were butterflies (quivering)
~ Her positive attitude is a lighthouse for the hopeful (motivation)
~ His belt was a snake curling around his waist (wrapping around)
~ His plans were rock solid and so were his aims (consistent)
~ Ideas are wings (they can make you succeed)
~ It’s raining men (demand and supply)
~ Life is a mere dream, a fleeting shadow on a cloudy day (life is very short)
~ Light of their life (very important)
~ Love is fire (powerful motivations)
~ She is a dog when she eats (bad table manners)
~ Spiritual seeking is treasure hunting (valuable)
~ Thoughts are a storm, unexpected (brainstorming)
~ Truth is food for him (something essential)
~ You are the light in my life (very important)
~ They were eaten up with hatred (consumed by)
~ Mistrust had poisoned their relationship (affected badly)
~ I’ve been caught between a rock and a hard place (two difficult situations)
~ The weeks crawled by until we could meet again (time goes very slowly)
~ Anger bottled up inside her (building up/accumulating)
~ His words were cotton candy (sweet words)
~ He was a lion on the battlefield (brave)
~ The computers at school are old dinosaurs (out of date)
~ The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage (elegant)
~ The stars are sparkling diamonds (bright and precious)
~ My big brother is a couch potato (lazy)
~ They had entered their autumn years (old age)
~ Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks (crying a lot)