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