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as
shining
as
crystal
as
hard-hearted
as diamond
as
white
as
ivory
as
pure
as pearl
as
good
as
gold
as
cold
as iron
as heavy as lead
as true as steel
Similes in Relation with Animals
as cruel as a cat with a mouse
as big as a bull
as fat as
an ox
as harmless as a sheep
as
loving as a dove
as white as a swan
as drunk as a bear
as busy
as a beaver
as clever as a hare
as cruel as
a
lion
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as
furious as a tiger
as hungry
as a wolf
as happy as a lark
as merry as a nightingale
as
free as a bird
as slippery as an eel
as
hungry
as
a
shark
as a whale
as
thirsty as fish
Similes in Relation
with Insects
as slow as a snail
a bee
as
beautiful as a butterfly
as humble as a
worm
Similes in Relation
with Plants
as innocent as lily
as welcome as flowers in May
as
green
as
grass
as
straw
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as
large
as busy
as
as
yellow
Miscellaneous Similes
as
firm as rock
as fresh as the morning
dew
as
cold
as
snow
as
splendid as
rainbow
as
silent
as
night
as
beautiful as
dawn
Similes can also be
introduced by like
…
, not
unlike
…
, quite
like
…
, somewhat like
…
, a bit
like
…
, as if
…
, as though
…
, as it were
…
,
be
comparable
to
…
,
be
compared
to
…
,
similar to
…
, akin to
…
, be analogous to
…
,
and be
something of
…
1.
When it comes
to using a computer, I felt
just like a
babe in the woods.
2.
The two of them are just like a house
on
fire.
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3.
The three
year-old baby was speaking as
if he
were a professor.
4.
He
spoke
to
us
as
though
he
were
our
boss.
II.
Metaphor
1.
T
he
ship
ploughed
the
sea
towards
the
occupied island.
2.
Y
ou
must
learn
to
become
a
surfer.
The
guys
around
you
are
either
with
you
or
against
you
and
you
’
ve
got
to
catch
the
wave.
3.
T
his
is
the
very
reason
for
their
belly-
flop
on the way to reform.
4.
M
y
life
is
one
long
curve,
full
of
turning
points.
5.
S
ometimes you go into what I
call a bubble
boom. But every bubble
bursts.
6.
P
olice
work
on
inner-city
streets
is
a
domestic
Vietnam,
a
dangerous
no
win
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struggle
fought
by
confused,
misdirected
and
unappreciated troops.
7.
I
could
hardly
put
up
with
his
acid
comment.
8.
H
e
regards
my
being
in
the
company
as
a
thorn in his flesh.
III.
Metonymy
A.
U
sing
the
Parts
of
Body
for
Some
Abstract
Ideas or Abilities
1.
I
t
is
said
that
Mark
has
ruled
the
orchestra
for many years,
and with a brilliant ear and
an iron
fist.
2.
M
any
people
think
that
Nixon
’
s
actions
in
the
Middle East would
strengthen
his
hand
in
China.
3.
B
rain
drain
has
become
the
country
’
s
number one concern.
4.
I
’
ve
come
to
pick
your
brains.
You
’
re
a
metallurgist,
and
I
’
ve
been
asked
this
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question about
steel.
5.
T
he president thought that
it was high time
they showed their
teeth on that issue.
B.
U
sing
Names
for
Some
Objects
and
Concepts
1.
Anton
Rubinstein
was
renowned
for
his
rendition of Tchaikovsky.
2.
Have you read
Dickens
3.
She is
keen on Shakespeare
4.
many people in that country objected to
the
government
’
s
Cecil
B.
de
Mille
military
operations in the Middle East.
5.
In
foreign
policy,
flying
solo
can
be
risky
business.
C.
U
sing the Names of Animals
or Plants for
the Characteristics of
Things
1.
Even
from distance you can see the road
snaking up to the top of the mountain.
2.
I
wanted able
people and
I
didn
’
t care
if
they were prickly pears
or not.
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