Similes

The hippo is walking along slowly like a snail.

He hops out of the water gracefully like a dolphin.

The water is as muddy as a wet sail.

The water flows like a fish swimming.

A hippo gallops along quickly like a fat giraffe.

The hippo’s face is as big as the top of a tree.

Metaphors

The hippo is a slow snail.

He is a dolphin hopping gracefully out of the water.

The water is a muddy wet sail.

The water is a fish.

The hippo is a fat giraffe.

The hippo’s face is the top of a tree.

Annika Lau

My hippo is as black as a rock. Its feet are as hard as a rock.

The mud is like a chocolate river. I think a hippo is as big as tank. Its nose is the shape of a square. The mud is as slimy as a snail. It runs like a lightning bolt flash. Its legs are as big as gorillas. My hippo is like a bold rolling boulder. It swims like a fish.

It’s as camouflaged as a rock. Its ears look like small human fists.

Madison Wallis

The hippo is very deadly; it has teeth as big as rhino horns.

Its ears are as small as a mouse.

The hippo’s mouth is so big it’s as though it's got a city inside it!

A hippo is as clumsy as a clown.

A hippo is as heavy as a boulder.

The hippo lives in Africa.

Hudson Garratt