Simile POETIC DEVICES Share: Simile is common poetic device. The subject of the poem is described by comparing it to another object or subject, using 'as' or 'like'. For example, the subject may be 'creeping as quietly as a mouse' or be 'sly, like a fox.' Poems that use Simile Poem Image Tardigrade in its Element VIEW Poem Image The last shot VIEW Poem Image All Night VIEW Poem Image Medusa and Minotaur Take Tea VIEW Poem Image Carib Nightfall VIEW Poem Image Waiting For Snow VIEW Poem Image Tell Me About Love VIEW Poem Image Jellyfish VIEW Poem Image Fishing VIEW Poem Image Cheer Up VIEW Poem Image Jellyfish VIEW Poem Image Into the Blue VIEW Poem Image The midnight skaters VIEW Poem Image The Slithermonchowchuck VIEW Poem Image King of the dinosaurs VIEW Poem Image Bush fire VIEW Poem Image The Treasures by Clare Bevan VIEW Poem Image Gingerbread Man VIEW Poem Image Dada's Stories VIEW Poem Image Cards Dealt VIEW Poem Image Pirates VIEW Poem Image Seeing Granny VIEW Poem Image Night comes too soon VIEW Poem Image Jamaican song VIEW