Question

Which of these is an example of a simile?

Answer 1

'My love is like a red rose' is an example of a simile. A simile is a figurative language that uses words 'as' and 'like' to compare one thing to something else. In this sentence, we comparing love with a red rose.

Further Explanation

A simile is a type of figurative languages. Another type of figurative languages including personification, metaphor, hyperbole, assonance, paradox and etc. Figurative language uses a figure of speech to describe something beyond their literal meaning.

The other sentences: He was drowning in a sea of grief; You are my sunshine, and she was a hurricane in his heart are examples of a metaphor. In the first sentence, the phrase 'sea of grief' is to describe how the man is suffering, maybe the grief is deep like a sea.

Metaphor is a figure speech to show how someone or something is like by comparing it to something else, unlike similes, a metaphor doesn't use the word 'as' or 'like.'

Here some examples of simile:

1. They fought like cats and dogs.

2. She’s as good as gold

3. The car is as clean as a whistle

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Keywords: simile, figurative language, a figure of speech, metaphor

Answer 2

3. My love is like a red rose.

'My love is like a red rose' is an example of a simile. A simile is a figurative language that uses words 'as' and 'like' to compare one thing to something else. In this sentence, we are comparing love with a red rose.

Further Explanation:

A simile is an example of figurative languages. Another type of figurative languages includes personification, metaphor, hyperbole, assonance, paradox and etc. Figurative language uses a figure of speech to describe something beyond their literal meaning.

In this sentence “My love” is like a “red rose” is a simile.  In this simile, the poet’s love is being compared to a red rose. A simile is a “figure of speech”. This figure of speech is used for comparing ‘one thing to another thing’ of a different kind. In other words, a simile compares two different things in an interesting manner so that the reader’s or listener’s interest is aroused.  

The other sentences: He was drowning in a sea of grief; You are my sunshine, and she was a hurricane in his heart are examples of a metaphor. In the first sentence, the phrase 'sea of grief' is to describe how the man is suffering; maybe the grief is deep like a sea. Metaphor is a figure speech to show how someone or something is like by comparing it to something else, unlike similes, a metaphor doesn't use the word 'as' or 'like.'  

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Answer Details:

Grade: Secondary

Subject: English Grammar  

Chapter: Simile

Keywords: simile, figurative languages, metaphor, figure of speech.