similes and metaphors

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'He is as brave as a lion.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Her hope was a fragile seed.'

Front

Identify the figure of speech: 'He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.'

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Simile

Front

Identify the figure of speech: 'John's suggestion was just a Band-Aid for the problem.'

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Metaphor

Front

Complete the simile: 'He is as brave as a ____.'

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lion

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Identify the metaphor: 'The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face.'

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Metaphor

Front

Identify the simile: 'Her hair was as soft as a spider web.'

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Simile

Front

What does it mean when we say 'time is a thief'?

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It means that time steals moments from our lives, just like a thief would steal possessions.

Front

Complete the simile: 'She swims like a ____.'

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fish

Front

Identify the figure of speech: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

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Metaphor