Looking to Create the Perfect Similes?

Let's polish our use of figures of speech
ie. make writing them as easy and effortless as possible using simple formulas

Writers use similes to compare things.

Similes usually use the words "like" or "as".

For example:

His eyes were as blue as the sky.

His eyes were blue like the sky.

Fill in the blanks below to complete the similes.

The bird was as _____________as a _______________.

My mom is as _______________as a ______________.

The pillow was like a ___________________________.

My puppy is like a _____________________________.

Practice: Use the word below and write a simile. Compare it to something that relates and conveys a picture in the reader's mind.

1. hair _________________
2. clouds __________________________
3. car _____________________________

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