Figurative+Language*

Figurative Language Similes Metaphors and Idioms.

** Simile ** : a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”

 A ** metaphor ** is a figure of speech concisely expressed by comparing two things, saying that one is the other. eg, "a sea of troubles" or "all the world's a stage"

 An ** idiom **  is a group of words in current usage having a meaning that is not deducible from those of the individual words. For example, "to rain cats and dogs" - which means "to rain very heavily" - is an idiom; and "over the moon" - which means "extremely happy" - is another idiom. In both cases, you would have a hard time understanding the real meaning if you did not already know these idioms!

Add yours here! (From a suggestion by Natalie.)

Their hair was as smooth as silk - A simile (Emma)

My dad says i am as pretty as a picture- a simile (Georgie)

Your as fast as lightning! - a simile (Darcy)

I am as fit as a race horse- a simile (ethan)

I'm as slow as a snail. (Daniel)