Similes A simile compares one thing with another and usually uses the words as or like. Example: ‘as busy as a bee’ or ‘She slept like a log’. 1. Read the text and underline the six similes. The ballet dancer moves across the stage like a cloud in a breeze. In her white tutu, she dances as gracefully as a swan. Her eyes glow like sparkling stars reflected in a still lake. She spins on the floor like a leaf caught in a whirlpool. As light as a feather, she soars through the air like a bird taking flight.
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