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A simile compares two A simile compares two things that are not the things that are not the same. It is usually same. It is usually introduced by “introduced by “likelike” or ” or ““as … asas … as”.”.

Some examplesSome examples:

•The water was The water was as as cold as ice.cold as ice.

•The diamond The diamond shone shone like a like a bright star in the bright star in the sky.sky.

- as slow as - as slow as a tortoisea tortoise

- as slow - as slow as a snailas a snail

- as quiet - as quiet as a mouseas a mouse

- as - as brave as brave as a liona lion

- as - as proud as proud as a a peacockpeacock

- as - as busy busy as a as a beebee

- as blind as a - as blind as a batbat

- as greedy as as greedy as a piga pig

- as strong as a - as strong as a horsehorse

- as as wise as wise as an owlan owl

- as fierce as a - as fierce as a lionlion

- as hairy as a - as hairy as a monkeymonkey

- as fast as a - as fast as a harehare

- as sweet as - as sweet as honeyhoney

- as - as white as white as snowsnow

- as green as - as green as grassgrass

- as cold as ice- as cold as ice

- like stars in - like stars in the skythe sky

- face - face like a like a maskmask

Can you make some Can you make some sentences using similes?sentences using similes?

• I am as busy as a bee.I am as busy as a bee.

Can you think of Can you think of any more?any more?

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