Love Is Like
1990s-present · UK
Also known as Simile Song
Group stands in a circle singing 'Love is like a ___' — each player fills the blank with a new simile on beat.
Known for
- Standard warm-up in UK musical-improv programs — Hoopla, Music Box, Showstopper!
- Forces associative writing under rhythm.
- Similes get weirder as the circle goes — 'love is like a broken microwave.'
- Sometimes swaps the noun ('anger is like a ___', 'Tuesday is like a ___').
Connected to
Forms
musical improv
Games
Sources
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