as straight as a ruler?as straight as an arrow
as straight as a 2x4 chopped by Tim the tool man Taylor
No, if something is "like" something else, it is a simile.
A heroic simile also called a homeric is a simile that compares something of heroic proportions to something that canbe found in everyday life. It is primarily seen in the Iliad and the Odyssey. an example is from the Iliad this passage describes Athena preventing an arrow from striking Menelaus she brushed it away from his skin as lightly as when a mother Brushes a fly away from her child who is lying in sweet sleep
A simile is when something is described by comparing it to something else by using the words "as", "like" or "than". For example "float like a feather" or "green as grass". The difference between a simile and a metaphor is that the metaphor says that something is. Simile - Her hair is like gold in the sun. Metaphor - Her hair is gold in the sun.
as straight as a ruler?as straight as an arrow
Yes, it is an explicit comparison, and therefore a Simile.
In the sentence "the ball shot straight up, into the air like a rocket", "like a rocket" is a simile. A simile is when something is like something else, but not the something else. This is a describing technique.So in this sentence, it means that the ball moved like a rocket would move.
simile
It is a similie as you are comparing (something) to how sly the fox is. A similie uses the words "like or "as".
There are no idioms in this sentence. If something is "like ___" or "as ___ as ___" then you are looking at a simile. Think "similar" and you can remember simile.
no a simile is when something is like something for example as snug as a bug in a rug meaning comfortable ( and a little humorous )
as straight as a 2x4 chopped by Tim the tool man Taylor
a simile is something that has "as and like" in it
A simile for gram could be "as light as a feather," emphasizing how light or weightless something is.
Itβs a simile because your saying itβs like something and a simile contains like or as
As sweet as sugar or as sweet as honey.