1. a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
Usage: literary term

Examples

• The phrase ‘brave as a lion’ is a simile.
• Her voice was like music to his ears.
• The teacher explained the difference between a simile and a metaphor.
• He ran like the wind across the field.
• The simile ‘cold as ice’ describes extreme coldness.
• She used a simile to make her writing more vivid.
• The poet’s similes painted beautiful images in the reader’s mind.