Similie

Definition: A similie is describing two things while using like or as.

Example: Explanation: A similie in a poem is used to make the reader picture or compare the object the poet is using. This makes the reader more intrested into the poem and he would feel more connected to the poem.

"Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong."
(slogan of Pan-American Coffee Bureau)

"You know life, life is rather like opening a tin of sardines. We're all of us looking for the key."
(Alan Bennett, Beyond the Fringe, 1960)

"When Lee Mellon finished the apple he smacked his lips together like a pair of cymbals."
(Richard Brautigan, A Confederate General From Big Sur, 1964)

"He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow."
(George Eliot, Adam Bede, 1859)