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What is a simile?

A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

The Simile Satellite Activities

This site explores the function, form and effect of simile in poetry.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/teachers/simact.htm