Simile

A simile is a figure of speech the compares two unlike things, usually shown by using the words "Like" and/or "As".

Similes in Poetry

Similes are used by Poets to compare things all of the time. For example:

"O my Luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June: O my Luve's like the melodie, That's sweetly play'd in tune."-Robert Burns

Similes in Famous Songs

Madonna is internationally known as a sex symbol that likes to frequently push the envelope and reinvent herself. What most people do not realize, is that two of her biggest songs are similes.

Like A Virgin

"Like a virgin, Touched for the very first time, Like a virgin, When your heart beats, Next to mine"-Madonna

Like A Prayer

"When you call my name, it's like a little prayer, I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there, In the midnight hour I can feel your power, Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there"-Madonna

Anna Begins

"This time when kindness falls like rain, It washes her away and Anna begins to change her mind"-Counting Crows

"How like the winter hath my absence been." -William Shakespear

"The drill sargent was tough as nails on the new recruits."