Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Violent
Violent as a river, swollen with rain, rushes from the mountain.
—Anonymous
Violent as botel in the spence [store-room].
—Geoffrey Chaucer
Violent as steam.
—C. C. Colton
Violent as hunger.
—William Rowley
Violent as poison.
—Vance Thompson