Give some examples of similes using ‘like’. Here are a few examples of similes formed using ‘like’ Nocturnal like an owl Have eyes like a hawk Eat like a pig Like a box of chocolates Chatters like a monkey

Very common similes as strong as an ox (about a person with great strength) as light as a feather (when something weighs very little) as busy as a bee as quiet as a mouse (someone who is shy and untalkative; someone who is being quiet so as not to be heard) as quick as a flash (when something moves fast; someone does something quickly)

A traditional rhetorical simile follows a “ [descriptive word or adjective] like/as a [noun]” structure in a few words. Examples of similes like this are: As bold as brass As tall as a giraffe Fits like a glove Sticks out like a sore thumb As cool as a cucumber As cunning as a fox

More examples of similes: —Hungry like a wolf —Cute as a button —Tough as leather —Work like a dream —Drawn like a moth to a flame