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It’srainingcatsanddogs
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)Myloveislikeared,redrose
—RobertBurnsAsimileComparedtomyhouse,hisisapalace
Ametaphorthemostcommonlyused1
Similarly,manyordinaryjobsmaylookdull,buttheyareessentialaswatertooursociety
ReadmoresentencesusingSimilecarefully2
Helovedcamping,andhisjobwaslikeaholidayforhim
Simile:1
Whatisasimile
Asimileisacomparisonoftwodifferentobjectsthatarenotusuallythoughttobesimilar
Whatwordsareusedinsimiles
asandlike
Howtomakeasimileeffective
Readersmustbefamiliarwiththeobjectsbeingcompared
Moresimilesforyoutoenjoy:1
Theoldman’shairwasaswhiteassnow
Livingwithoutanaimislikesailing