Figurative Language: Similes and Metaphors Practice

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Why do we use similes and metaphors in talking or writing?

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to create vivid and interesting pictures in our mind

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Similes and metaphors both make...

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Comparisons

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A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' - "was", "were", or "is" are typically used.

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metaphor

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When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a

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simile

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Which of the following is a simile?
- I looked up as I heard a bird above my head.
- The mom was as excited as a kid on Christmas morning.
- Jenny likes to go swimming in the river.
- Kendal was a fish in the water.

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The mom was as excited as a kid on Christmas morning.

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Simile or metaphor? My brother was boiling mad.

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metaphor

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Simile or Metaphor?

The house is as clean as a whistle.

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simile

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Identify the simile:

The tree danced in the wind.

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The cat is the devil.

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She is as tall as a tree!

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My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

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She is as tall as a tree!

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What two things are being compared in the following simile? Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby's skin.

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Sylvia's face and baby skin.

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starving

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as hungry as a bear