“Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë: “Her eyes sparkled as bright as diamonds.”
“A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” by James Joyce: “His heart danced upon her movements like a cork on a tide.”
“Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens: “At the same time grasping the end of the poker between his teeth, and biting at it like a wild beast.”
“The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green: “My thoughts are like stars I cannot fathom into constellations.”
“The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins: “I am not pretty. I am not beautiful. I am as radiant as the sun.”
“Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by J. K. Rowling: “Then, suddenly, Hagrid let out a howl like a wounded dog.”
As fast as lightning
As fresh as a daisy
As fast as lightning
As smooth as silk
As quiet as a mouse
As stubborn as a mule
As clear as mud
As strong as an ox