What is a Simile?

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two very different things, to make things seem more vivid and appealing. Words such as 'Like' or 'As' are used indirectly to portray certain meanings. A simile is similar to a metaphor whereby they are both forms of comparing, but a simile allows the two ideas to be fairly unique, whereas metaphors need to imply it's message specifically in its story.

“Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.” 

This is a simile poem, because it’s referring to the stars as a diamond. Remember a simile use's words such as ‘like’ to compare one thing with another, in this case it’s a star in reference to a diamond which is shiny like a star in the night sky.