Comparisons and Similes

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Comparisons and similes are expressions that compare or relate two terms or objects. Similes make use of comparative words such as like, than, as, so, etc. Both similes and comparisons are literary devices used to conjure up a vivid mental picture. Listed below are some of my favorite comparisons. Share some of your scriptural favorites with me at mdtaylormd@comcast.net and I will add them to the list, with an acknowledgment of you as the contributor.

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· Comparisons and similes

o …as consistent as the lunar tides…

o …as dark as a stack of black cats… (Hugh B. Brown)

o …as dark as the tombs of Egypt…

o …as flimsy as a lace kerchief…

o …as happy as a clam in salt water…

o …as mirthless as the smile of the Sphinx… (Jack London)

o …as sharp as a crow’s eye…

o …as tight as Ebenezer Scrooge’s purse strings…

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