Simile, << SIHM uh lee, >> is a figure of speech used in describing or explaining something. It points out a likeness between two different objects or ideas by using a connective word. This connective word is usually like or as. An example of a simile would be, “He is as cross as a bear today,” or “She ran like a deer.”
Often a simile becomes so compact that we drop the connecting word. Then the simile becomes a metaphor. For example, the simile “He is like a fox” becomes a metaphor in “He is a fox.”
