A simile is a figure of speech that compares one thing to another. It is usually used to make a point, to explain something in a more clear way, or to compare two things that are similar.
He was as skinny as a rail.
She was as beautiful as a goddess.
The flowers were as sweet as candy.
noun
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
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The rainbow inspires metaphor and simile.
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There is a similar problem with the usage of simile and metaphor.
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Is the use of metaphor or simile condoned by the Manual of Style
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Are we to rid our language of simile and metaphor and generalisations
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Additionally, Porter uses simile and metaphor to describe the process of dying.
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I'll stop with the annoying similes now.
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The word is about as common as the word simile.
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The dialogue is rife with similes found in pulp fiction.
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Using one to describe the other is possible in simile.
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Anglo Saxon poetry is marked by the comparative rarity of similes.