Myloveislikeared,redrose
—RobertBurnsAsimile:AmetaphorIt’srainingcatsanddogs
anidiomNonewsisgoodnews
aeuphemismSeniorcitizensarerespectedinourcountry.Myloveislikeared,redrose
It’srainingcatsanddogs
Nonewsisgoodnews
Seniorcitizensarerespectedinourcountry.figurativelanguageSimile:Whatisasimile
Asimileisacomparisonoftwodifferentobjectsthatarenotusuallythoughttobesimilar
Whatwordsareusedinsimiles
asandlike
Howtomakeasimileeffective
Readersmustbefamiliarwiththeobjectsbeingcompared
Analysethefollowingsimiles:Usingas:Similarly,manyordinaryjobsmaylookdull,buttheyareessentialaswatertooursciety
Bycomparingthesejobstowater,theimportanceofthesejobsisemphasizedandmademoreobvious
Usinglike:Helovedcamping,andhisjobwaslikeaholidayforhim
Herethejobiscomparedtoholidaytoexpressthepersonreallyenjoyshisworkand