Simile is used when describing someone or something that acts or looks like a fast cat. In this case, the cheetah runs like it is "spurred on" by a real cheetah. This type of comparison uses the same word or phrase to describe both subjects. An example using this figure of speech is "The runner ran like a cheetah in the race." Cheetahs are swift and powerful animals that hunt mainly at night. The sentence above says that the runner was moving so quickly that he or she seemed like a cheetah in a race. This type of figurative language is common in stories and poems. Another way to think about it is that similes compare two things that are similar. They show how one thing is like another. For example, you could say "Jack's face looked angry" or "Jack's face resembled an angel's." Both statements are comparing Jack's face to an angel's or some other kind of beautiful face. But only the first statement is using a simile because angels are not exactly the same as humans. Humans have feelings and angels don't.