| A | B |
|---|
| Simile | This bed is as hard as a rock. |
| Metaphor | Computers are the vehicles of tomorrow. |
| Simile | As bright as a button. |
| Simile | As proud as a peacock. |
| Metaphor | Nora is a walking encyclopedia. |
| Simile | "…as happy as the grass was green." (Dylan Thomas, "Fernhill.") |
| Simile | "…love is like a ghost." (Coventry Patmore.) |
| Simile | The clouds are like cottonballs, |
| Metaphor | "All the world's a stage." (Shakespeare.) |
| Simile | As hard as nails. |
| Metaphor | It's a dog's life. |
| Simile | As dry as a bone, |
| Metaphor | "I'm deep in a goldfish bowl." (Stereophnics, "goldfish bowl.") |
| Metaphor | Her hair is silk. |
| Simile | The cat's fur is as black as night. |
| Metaphor | When the cat stalks his prey he is a shadow. |
| Simile | She is as quiet as a mouse. |
| Metaphor | He is a crazy baboon. |
| Metaphor | Life is a game. |
| Metaphor | In the sunlight, his hair is a red flame. |
