The document defines and provides examples of similes, which are comparisons of two different things using the words "like" or "as". Similes allow readers to picture something by comparing it to something familiar in order to convey ideas in an engaging way rather than a direct statement. They are used to make writing more descriptive and imaginative.

2.  My
little brother is as clumsy as a bull in a
china shop when he runs through my room!
 Mary
Ellen acts like a big baby when she
doesn’t get her way.
 The
sunset looks like a dazzling watercolor
painting.
 So
what’s a simile?

3. Similes
compare things
using the words…
LIKE
and
AS

4.  You
get a picture of
a dancer’s graceful
movements in your
mind.

5.  It’s
easy to picture a
toothy smile when
it’s compared to a
shark’s.

6. You could say…
 “There
were many bright stars in the sky.”
OR…
 “The
stars twinkled in the sky
like the wings of thousands
of fairies.”

7.  “The
 “The
concert was boring.”
OR…
concert was as interesting as
watching paint dry.”

8.  “The
 “The
bologna sandwich was gross.”
OR…
bologna sandwich in the back corner
of the refrigerator was like a
nightmare.”

9. “The
 “The
moldy potato stinks.”
OR…
moldy potato smelled like a dead
skunk that had been rotting under the
porch for weeks.”

10.  As
bald as a
 As big as a
 As sharp as a
 As bright as a
 As mad as a
 As quick as a
 As slow as
 As strong as
 As tough as
 He
was like a
 It sounded like
 A voice like a
 Flew like a
 Swam like a
 Walks like a
 Ran like a
 Tasted like
 Eats like a
 Fought like