What would be 2 similes and 2 metaphors for butterfly?

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This poem should get you started.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080911134204AAcYgeZ
Thank You it's a lovely poem but I did not know which line was a metaphor and which line was a simile, I'm not too good at this stuff. But Thank You
A simile compares two unlike things using the words like or as.

A metaphor compares to unlike things without using like or as.

http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/similemetaphor1.htm

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/what-is-the-difference-between-metaphor-and-simile/
butterflies are fairys. METAPHOR
As soft and as gentle as a sigh. SIMILE
Is a feather dancing in the wind. METAPHOR
The butterflies were like floating jewels. SIMILE