Writing567 Similes

gravel, rocks, round smooth rocks

crystal-clear water, see right to the bottom

light blue, green, azure

cabin, small house, hut, wooden house, orange, brown, slate grey roof

tall trees, evergreen, straight, pine
trees changing colours, yellow, orange, red

reflection in the lake

mountains, snow-covered peaks, 

rocky cliff face

fluffy clouds, wispy clouds, thin clouds

sunlight shining through

similes - comparison between two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'

She is as tall as a tree/giraffe. simile
She is as tall as her mother. not simile

The clouds are as fluffy as cotton balls.
The clouds look like pillows.
The water in the lake looks like a mirror.
The water in the lake is as clear as crystal.
The water in the lake is crystal-clear.

The math is crystal-clear to me. I get it.

The sky is as blue as a robin's egg.

SIMILES
-as white as ghost - pale, looking sick or scared
-as stubborn as a mule
"You are as stubborn as a mule. It's like talking to the wall."
-as cool as a cucumber
cool - temperature, calm
A nurse has to be cool as a cucumber.
She was cool as a cucumber when she was driving in the snow storm.
-as sly as a fox, sly -cunning, tricky, not trustworthy (adj)
The used car salesman was as sly as a fox.
-as good as gold- nice children, well-behaved, polite
Your daughter is as good as gold. Your six-year-old son is as good as gold.
Thanks for inviting my kids to your party.
Oh, they were as good as gold.

Your kids are little devils. Your kids are rotten. The little boy is a troublemaker.

-as deaf as a post, can't hear
"Could you speak up? I'm as deaf as a post."
- as blind as a bat
I need my glasses. I'm blind as a bat without them."
- as easy as abc, as easy as pie, a piece of cake

- as red as a rose

- as busy as a bee, as busy as a beaver
"My work is crazy these days. I'm as busy as a beaver all day long."
- as big as a house

- as heavy as lead , Pb

- as strong as an ox - physically strong, in excellent health
"My 90-year-old grandmother is as strong as an ox."

- as warm as toast
"We were sitting in front of the fireplace as warm as toast."

- as proud as a peacock
"The little boy was proud as a peacock when he won the race."

- as quiet as a mouse
The little kid was as quiet as mouse when she playing with her Lego.
- as poor as a churchmouse

- as slippery as an eel - dishonest, cannot be trusted
"The politician is as slippery as an eel."

- as light as a feather
The croissant is as light as a feather.

- as old as the hills
"This sweater is as old as the hills."

- as hard as nails
"She looks meek/shy, but actually she is as tough as nails."

- as beautiful as a flower
- as cold as ice, give you the cold shoulder
- as hot as a volcano/hell/a pistol
"Las Vegas is as hot as a pistol."
- as hot as my heart - in love, angry
"He is a hot head." gets angry easily
"He loses his temper."

- as slow as a turtle
- as slow as molasses
- as slow as a sloth

- as quick as a rabbit
as quick as a wink
"She finished her work as quick as a wink."

- drifting like feathers in the air

"He is as smart clever as a fox."
clever - smart but tricky

"She is as smart as a whip."

hurt - smart
"My hand smarts."
good brain - smart

pun - a word has two meanings

"He is dumb as a bag of hammers."
Good comeback. "Well, at least a hammer is useful."

"It takes one to know one."

"He is as happy as a clam in Vancouver."
"She is as happy as a lark at her new job."

"as flat as a pancake."
"He is as rich as Croesus."
"He is as rich as Rockerfeller."

"She/He is a meek as a lamb."

 meek- timid, shy, retiring (adj), quiet, taciturn, introverted

An extroverted person needs social engagement.




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descriptive writing

nature (n) the beauty of nature
natural (adj)  a natural scene


RW
Every sentence has to be SIMPLE, COMPOUND or COMPLEX.
 "I visit this lake." I this I that  - tellling a story, narrative writing