ELA

Front

Identify the simile: I like apples., Apples taste sweet., You're the apple of my eye., This apple is as sweet as candy.

Back

This apple is as sweet as candy.

Front

Identify the metaphor: My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments., My heart is a muscle., My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body., My heart is like a muscle.

Back

My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.

Front

Simile or Metaphor: My father is a bear in the morning.

Back

metaphor

Front

What is a simile?

Back

compares two unlike things using the words like or as

Front

Is the sentence "I like to eat fish" a simile?

Back

Not a simile

Front

What is an idiom?

Back

A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

Front

What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?

Back

It's raining very heavily.

Front

What is a couch potato?

Back

A person who likes to sit and watch tv on the couch.

Front

Why do authors use idioms?

Back

To make their writing more interesting.

Front

She likes to _______ bread

Back

Eat