Similes and Metaphors

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Similes and Metaphors

• A Simile is a figure of speech that makes a
  comparison using the words LIKE or AS.
• Example - My love is like a red, red rose.
• A Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a
  comparison where one thing is said TO BE another.
• Example - The sun was a bright bulb in the sky.

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• Jamil was as happy as a bug in a rug.
• The house was a sauna this morning.
• Im delighted to meet you, she said in a syrupy
  voice.
• You look like the cat that swallowed the canary.
• Lunch appeared from nowhere like a rabbit from a
  hat.
• He can dance like a dream.
• The sand was a glitter of diamonds in the bright
  sun.
• The taste of life doesnt seem so bitter after
  all.
• See if you can be as quiet as a mouse.
• The blanket of fog lay across Berlin.