Similes & Metaphors

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Turn a plain sentence into a picture. Find similes and metaphors for feelings, people, nature, and everyday situations, with meanings and examples that make creative writing easier.

Similes & Metaphors

How to Use Similes to Make Your Writing Clearer

Learn how to write effective similes, choose a clear comparison and edit weak descriptions with practical before-and-after examples.
Similes & Metaphors

Simile Examples Students Can Use in Writing

Original student-friendly simile examples, with explanations, a metaphor comparison, writing tips, and a short practice quiz.

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Puns & Jokes

Coffee Puns That Make Every Cup a Little Funnier

Coffee puns for captions, cards, café signs and text messages, with latte jokes, coffee wordplay and tips to make each line sound natural.
Similes & Metaphors

How to Use Similes to Make Your Writing Clearer

Learn how to write effective similes, choose a clear comparison and edit weak descriptions with practical before-and-after examples.
Word Differences

Anyway vs Anyways and When Each Sounds Natural

Anyway is the standard choice. Anyways is informal, and any way has a different grammatical role. See clear examples for writing and conversation.