| A | B |
| The clouds looked like marshmallows. | The marshmallow clouds flew by. |
| Last night theharbor lights shone like jewels across the black water. | Last night the harbor lights were jewels in the black water. |
| The grass was green like frogs in the spring. | The green grass was a pool of frogs. |
| Her eyes are blue like the ocean. | Her eyes are an ocean floor. |
| The tree stood still like a giant statue. | The tree was a giant statue up against the night sky. |
| The owl lifted off the branch like a shadow. | I was a shadow when we walked home. |
| His face was like a silver mask. | The moon made his face into a silver mask. |
| The snow was whiter than the milk in a cereal bowl. | The snow filled the cereal bowl of the valley. |