Similes and Metaphors

Similes

My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth.
The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby geese.
The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on the high wire.
My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore.

The cloth was as black as coal.
The wet ball was as slippery as an eel.
My little sister is as playful as a kitten.
The top of this table is as smooth as silk.
I’ve been as busy as a bee.
The lamb is as white as snow.

Similes and Metaphors

As slippery as an eel. Simile

Arnie was a man-mountain. Metaphor

He was a lion in battle. Metaphor

She is as pretty as a picture. Simile

The striker was a goal machine. Metaphor

The torch lit up the room as if the sun had already risen early. Simile

The moon was a misty shadow. Metaphor

My friend has a face like thunder. Metaphor

After the 3 o'clock bell when the school became the fields of Asphodel.

When the teacher randomly complemented me it felt like I was in the fields of Elysium.

Her rant when on infinitely.

She shone like the first stars in the night sky.

The ruby was a bright fire consuming the necklace.

She was as intelligent as Athena.

What have I learnt? I have learnt how to spell metaphor.

How does this work show my learning? This shows that I can recognise metaphors and similes and write my own.

What am I wondering? How long have similes and metaphors been around for and who wrote the first similes and metaphors.