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A Dictionary of Similes. Placid as a duck pond. Placid as a mill-pond. Placid as a scarecrow in a field of scoundrels.

1. What is a simile for animals?
2. What is the simile of Tiger?
3. What is the simile of fish?
4. What is a simile for a cat?
5. What is the simile of mouse?
6. What is a simile for hairy?
7. What is a metaphor for a lion?
8. What is as black as?

What is a simile for animals?

As slippery as an eel. As happy as a clam. As sly as a fox. As innocent as a lamb.

What is the simile of Tiger?

"She's as fierce as a tiger" is a simile, but "She's a tiger when she's angry" is a metaphor.

What is the simile of fish?

Perhaps we can examine the concept of a person addressing a fish as a metaphor. There are a number of metaphors and similes in English which refer to fish: He is like a fish out of water. A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.

What is a simile for a cat?

Cats jump as high as the Eiffel Tower, His nose is as wet as a pool of Welsh water, Cats are fluffy like balls of rabbits fur, The cats' fur is as black as a solar eclipse.

What is the simile of mouse?

Silent, without noise, as in She sneaked into the house, quiet as a mouse, or When he heard the news he was still as a mouse. The first of these similes dates from the mid-1500s, the second from the 1300s.

What is a simile for hairy?

as hairy as a gorilla. as helpless as a babe. as hairy as a mastodon ( a spider )

What is a metaphor for a lion?

The Ring of Valor:Animals as metaphors for heroism. The lion is known as the "king of beasts." It lives in groups called prides. Although most lions are clumsy hunters by themselves, they have acquired an excellent cooperative hunting technique. The lion is both graceful and powerful.

What is as black as?

Also, black as coal or pitch . Totally black; also, very dark. For example, The well was black as night, or She had eyes that were black as coal. These similes have survived while others-black as ink, a raven, thunder, hell, the devil, my hat, the minister's coat, the ace of spades-are seldom if ever heard today.