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Types of poetic Devices (To be written on the CW Notebook)

There are two types of poetic devices:

 Simile
 Metaphor

SIMILE- A Simile is when you say that something is like something else. A Simile
always uses the words ‘as’ or ‘like’ to compare two things.

For example- 1.The Traffic is moving like a snail.

2. The Teacher is as busy as a bee.

3. My Dog is as smelly as dirty socks.

Following are some more examples of similes regularly used in writing:

 You were as brave as a lion.
 They fought like cats and dogs.
 He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
 This house is as clean as a whistle.
 He is as strong as an ox.
 Your explanation is as clear as mud.
 Watching the show was like watching grass grow.