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Similes

Similes is a fun Victorian Parlour Game, and can actually be used in classrooms to teach similes. A simile is a figure of speech that compares to unlike things using like or as. One of the most famous come from Robert Burns, who wrote "My love is like a red, red rose." To play this game, you need a list of similes and a group of people. One person, we'll call him/her the "teacher," goes around the room and picks people. The "teacher" picks one person and begins a simile "Love is like a......" the player must finish the simile by stating...."rose." If the player finishes the simile incorrectly, the "teacher" thanks them but gives them the correct ending and moves on. The "teacher" should be fairly well versed in well-known similes so as to be able to accept variations or answers that are close (or even very creative!)

Here are a few well-known similes:

1. Light as a feather

2. Pretty (or proud) as a peacock

3. Strong as an Ox

4. Vast as an ocean

5. Skinny as a rail

6. Free as a bird

7. Quick (of fast) as a wink (or flash)

8. Happy as a lark

9. Sly as a fox

10. Flat as a pancake

11. Wise as an owl

12. Blind as a bat

13. Quiet as a mouse

14. Hairy as an ape

15. Stubborn as a mule

16. Busy as a bee

17. Slippery as an eel (or fish)

18. Sweet as sugar (or honey)

19. Delicate as a flower

20. Playful as a kitten

21. Slow as a snail (or turtle)

22. Clear as a bell

23. Clean as a whistle

24. Crazy as a loon

25. Sharp as a tack (or nail)

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