SIMILES

Definition of Simile

A comparison or analogy between two unlike things, usually using the connecting words “like” or “as.”

Simile is an explicit comparison between two unlike things through the use of connecting words, usually “like” or “as.” The technique of simile is known as a rhetorical analogy, as it is a device used for comparison. The other most popular rhetorical analogy is metaphor, which shares some traits and is often confused with simile. We explain the difference in greater detail below.

EXAMPLES

* Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. * Life is like a piano. What you get out of it (largely) depends (to a remarkable extent / entirely) on how you play it. 
★ Studying neurobiology to understand humans is like studying ink to understand literature. * A brain is like a muscle, it's something you should definitely train everyday; "if you don't use it, you loose it".

* There are moments we return to, now and always. Family is like water – it has a memory of what it once filled, always trying to get back to the original stream.