Gerund Word Explorer
Simile

As light as a feather

As light as a feather

Very light; weighing almost nothing.

Diya's new school bag is as light as a feather.

Remember: A simile: 'as … as' compares the weight of something with a feather, the lightest thing most of us can picture.

Short lessonSimiles & metaphorsTwo ways to compare things so a picture forms in the reader's mind.

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