A simile is a comparison that uses the words “like” or “as”. It describes one thing as being “like” something else or as having a shared quality or characteristic. Similes invite readers to connect ...
An elegant reflection on experience and imagination complicates a very familiar figure of speech Simile How does a simile work? — Place something next to something and say, here. (The here is where ...
A six-part series exploring the fundamental poetic devices of simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and imagery. Students will be invited into the world of six poets to see ...