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Similes

Simile Is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Simile Examples As cute as a kitten As happy as a clam As light as a feather As blind as a bat As cool as the other side of the pillow As cold as ice

Simile Examples The cat slipped through the crack like liquid That bed was like a pile of rocks My heart is racing like a frightened rabbit The fire alarm was like a screaming baby Watching that movie was like watching paint dry The winter air was like a cold razor

Similes in Advertising Chevrolet: "Built Like A Rock" Doritos: "Tastes Like Awesome Feels" State Farm: "Like A Good Neighbor" Almond Joy / Mounds: "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't."

Similes in Songs "My heart is like an open highway." - "It's My Life," Bon Jovi "It’s been a hard days night, and I've been working like a dog." - "A Hard Day's Night," The Beatles "And it seems to me you lived your life, Like a candle in the wind." - "Candle in the Wind," Sir Elton John https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWDSxmMo9Z0&feature=youtu.be

The Assignment Write 10 similes 5 using as 5 using like