Similes

Similes are a comparison of two things using "like" or "as...as".

Similes with "as" use adjectives. For example, "as blind as a bat," and "as flat as a pattie".

Similes with "like" use verbs. For example, "act like an animal," and "soar like an eagle".

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L.I To describe things by simile.