The Grinch MatchingOnline version Match the examples of similes, metaphors, and hyperboles. by Ava Gruener 1 Simile 2 Metaphor 3 Hyperbole You're as cuddly as a cactus. You're as charming as an eel. You're a nasty wasty skunk You really are a heel You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile Your soul is an appalling dump heap You're a three decker sauerkraut and a toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce! I wouldn't touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole. Given the choice between the two of you, I'd take the seasick crocodile.