You Make Me Simile
Write a scene or story that includes a simile. Try to create a simile that has never been written before—no “it was warm as an oven”s.
I'm a sucker for unique similes. My all-time favorite simile is from the poem "Reader, Please" by Cate Marvin: "Your eyes are like hands dipped in blue paint, they grab and grab." The poem is included in Marvin's debut collection World's Tallest Disaster.
Creative Writing Prompt: You Make Me Simile
Write a scene or story that includes a simile. Try to create a simile that has never been written before—no "it was warm as an oven"s.
Need to brush up on the difference between simile, metaphor, and analogy? Check out Robert Lee Brewer's recent Grammar Rules blog post.
Post your response (500 words or fewer) in the comments below.
About Cassandra Lipp
Cassandra Lipp is managing editor of Writer's Digest. She is the author of Queen City Records, which tells the stories behind the indie record shops of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Her work has appeared in Greener Pastures, The Belladonna, Little Old Lady, Points in Case, and Ohio's Best Emerging Poets 2019. Follow her on Twitter @Cassie000000.
