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* Your eyes are as blue ''as'' cloudless a summer sky.
* Your eyes are as blue ''as'' cloudless a summer sky.
* John's hair was ''like'' twine; knappy and frayed.
* John's hair was ''like'' twine; knappy and frayed.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]

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A simile is a comparison used in literature which employs the use of "like" or "as" to reference one construct to another. The idea is to conjure a specific notion about the initial idea to enhance its descriptive power.

Examples of similes:

  • Your eyes are as blue as cloudless a summer sky.
  • John's hair was like twine; knappy and frayed.