What is the most famous simile?

What is the most famous simile?

Famous examples of similes.

• as busy as a bee.
• as blind as a bat.
• as black as coal.
• as brave as a lion.
• as strong as an ox.
• as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.
• slept like a log.
• dead as a doornail.

What are some similes about people?

English Similes

• as light as a feather = to not weigh very much.
• as hard as nails = to be emotionally strong.
• as tough as old boots = to be very strong.
• as bold as brass = to be unafraid of the reaction you’ll get if you do something.
• as cold as ice = to be very cold.
• as dull as ditchwater = to be very boring.

What are some famous similes list?

Following are some more examples of similes regularly used in writing:

• You were as brave as a lion.
• They fought like cats and dogs.
• He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
• This house is as clean as a whistle.
• He is as strong as an ox.
• Your explanation is as clear as mud.
• Watching the show was like watching grass grow.

What are some famous metaphors?

Famous metaphors

• “The Big Bang.”
• “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
• “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
• “I am the good shepherd, … and I lay down my life for the sheep.”
• “All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.”
• “Chaos is a friend of mine.”

What is the simile of beautiful?

Beautiful

Beautiful as a sunset. —Anonymous	4
Beautiful as the dawn. —Anonymous	5
Beautiful as the face of a young Greek god. —Anonymous	6
Beautiful as the seraph’s dream. —Anonymous	7
Beautiful as Zenobia. —Anonymous	8

What is the simile of as proud as?

List of AS… AS Similes

as happy as a lark	very happy
as proud as a peacock	very proud
as pure as snow	pure and innocent
as pure as the driven snow	pure and innocent
as quick as a wink	very quick(ly)

What is the simile of as hairy as?

List of Similes

Similes	Meaning
as hairy as a gorilla	very hairy
as happy as a king	very happy
as harmless as a dove	very innocent
as heavy as an elephant	very heavy

What is the simile of as hot as?

List of AS… AS Similes

as happy as a lark	very happy
as hot as hell	very hot
as hungry as a bear	very hungry
as hungry as a wolf	very hungry
as innocent as a lamb	innocent, not worldly-wise

What are some similes for anger?

Watch against anger; neither speak of it nor act in it; for, like drunkenness, it makes a man a beast, and throws people into desperate inconvenience. Anger is like rain which breaks itself whereon it falls. Anger is like a full-hot horse, who being allowed his way, self-mettle tires him. Angry as a waspe.

Are similes looked like?

For example, “She looks like you” is a comparison but not a simile. On the other hand, “She smiles like the sun” is a simile, as it compares a woman with something of a different kind- the sun.