Yesterday I talked about the first type of analogy, metaphors. The other type is the simile. It’s easy to remember what a simile is since it is “similar” to something else where a metaphor compares two things that are entirely different.

Classic examples include: as white as snow; light as a feather; busy as a bee; as ugly as sin; hotter than hell; dark as night. Bear in mind these are only examples and blatant cliches. You can and must do better with some imagination. Resorting to these would not only mark you as an amateur but lazy and lacking creativity.

See how many you can come up with that are totally original, then record them in your writer’s journal.