SIMILE

What is a Simile?

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things by using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ something else. They are compared indirectly.

Examples of Similes

White as a ghost.

Swims like a fish.

Runs like a cheetah.

Slippery as an eel.

A simile can be as descriptive as the writer chooses.

 

EXAMPLE

Examples of more descriptive similes:

-He was as brave as a lion in a fight.

-He was as angry as a bull at a red flag.

-He swam like a fish through rough waters.

-Similes are used in poetry to create different effects, to create an image of comparison in the reader’s mind -of what the writer is describing.

Why don’t you try writing a poem using similes and enter it into one of our poetry competitions.

Contoh majas simile dalam Bahasa Indonesia :

* Senyumnya bagaikan hujan yang mengguyur tanah kering
* Wajahmu bagaikan rembulan yang bersinar di malam hari
* Gadis itu bagaikan bunga mawar yang baru mekar
* Persahabatan kami layaknya rantai yang kokoh
* Rambutmu bak mayang terurai
* Engkau laksana bulan yang menerangi kegelapan
* Mereka selalu bertengkar seperti anjing dan kucing

 

Common Examples of Simile

There are many clichéd similes in the English language that we use regularly. Here are some examples:

-Strong as an ox

-Fit as a fiddle

-Bright as the sun

-Sweating like a pig

-White as a sheet

-His heart was as cold as ice

-Sleeping like a log

-Fast as lightning

-Dance like no one is watching

REFERENCE:

https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/terms-simile

https://lifeblogid.com/2014/12/16/pengertian-dan-contoh-majas-simile/

http://www.literarydevices.com/simile/