Similies and Metaphors

Similes: you are drawing a comparison with as ………… as ……………

vs. 

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…

In order to understand similes, we have to focus on the adjectives described to understand the meaning. 

With Metaphors, it can be more difficult, so you would have to start to note down the context given to the metaphorical usage. 

Similes

Metaphors 

~ 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

~ 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)