simile

Definition: A figure of speech in wich too unlike things are explicitly compared, as in " she is like a rose". compare metaphor.


Example:

Birds

Chirping non-stop, like a machine in the trees,
Building their nest like little worker bees.
They sing their songs, like chatter-boxes.
As regular as alarm clocks,
Waking people up each day.
They are silent at night,
Like snakes advancing on prey.


Significance: Simile is when you say something using like or as.