Metaphors and similes are descriptive tools that can help bring your writing to life. ... Instead you could say, 'As sad as a child who has dropped their ice cream'.

The Genius of Simon Cowell: Insulting Similes. By Emma Rosenblum and Cooper Marshall. May 26, 2010. ... When the other judges cowed to sentimentality, cooing over a singer’s sad backstory ...

Metaphors and similes are descriptive tools that can help bring your writing to life. ... Instead you could say, 'As sad as a child who has dropped their ice cream'.