@thepudding has "pulled every simile in the form “as ___ as ___” from tens of thousands of fiction books for the top 500 most common adjectives".

Here's what that revealed.

https://pudding.cool/2026/05/similes/

#dataviz #DataVisualization #language #writing #books #similes

tim cook : steve jobs :: steve young : joe montana

#FightMe #Apple #similes #TakeItHowYouWant

More similes

Open Mentions challenged us to complete this sentence: As unmotivated as…

As unmotivated as…

… a teenager on laundry day.

… a wage slave ten minutes before knocking off time.

… an anime sequel.

… pandas dating

… an oil executive at a climate conference

… Trump at a tribunal

… a depressed sloth at nap time on do nothing Monday during the festival of laziness

#funWithWords #similes

My similes

Matt challenged us to complete this sentence: As unmotivated as…

As unmotivated as…

… a kitty in clean laundry.

… a DOGE team member asked to do actual accounting work.

… a man, going through his twelfth divorce, answering questions about the benefits of child support payments.

… a cat taking medication

… an author with writers’ block

#cats #similes

Similes Countdown (longplay) for the ZX81

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4D6qPLjUNY

#SimilesCountdown #ZX81 #Educational #EducationalGame #Edutainment #Education #Quiz #Similes #Simile #Longplay #AVCSoftware

Word Search Puzzle 633

Word List : #preloss #suther #egeria #weer #chippy #metin #diwans #norroway #apostle #similes #reparel #groupie #agedness #tact #hekteus #makuk #fucosan #redbirds

http://karafinance.com/2024/02/27/word-search-puzzle-633/

https://specstories.substack.com/p/figures-of-speech

#FiguresOfSpeech

These #RhetoricalDevices add color and vividness to written or spoken words, making them more engaging and memorable.
#Similes #Metaphors #Personification #Hyperbole #Onomatopoeia #Alliteration #Symbolism #Irony #Oxymoron #Allegory

#speculativeencounters #writingcommunity #substack #writersofinstagram #stories #plotting #storytelling #writingcommunity

During my brief foray into the world of #ELA #education, I found it helpful to give my students a breakdown of some of the most common #metaphors and #similes which easily grow into #symbols and hint at #theme.

So, a few years later, I decided to write about it - because why not?

"Raining in the Dark Cave of My Winter Car (Part One)" - https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/raining-in-the-dark-cave-of-my-winter-car-part-one/

"Raining in the Dark Cave of My Winter Car (Part Two)" - https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/raining-in-the-dark-cave-of-my-winter-car-part-two/

#LiteraryDevices #education #teacher #language #writing