Simile

Definition:
A figure of speech in which two basically unlike things are compared using "like" or "as" : "My love is like a red, red rose."

Example Poem:
"Ducks"

Beaks yellow as the sun Swim like a speedboat Colourful as a rainbow Fluffy as a pillow

How Simile Is Used:
The simile is used to describe the duck. It shows that the beak yellow like tha sun beacuse there are a lot of ducks and when they fly swiftly though the sky it looks like the rays of the sun shining down. They swims as fast as speedboat, because the speedboat has much power while speeding though the ocean just like the ducks. They are as colorful as a rainbow which would show that their feathers must be vibrant, vivid and iridescent and fluffy as a pillow which means their feathers are smooth and their. The purpose of a simile is to add meaning or show how something is similar to another.