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, '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 directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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Complete the simile: The sky is as blue as...

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the ocean.

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Identify the simile: 'He runs like the wind.'

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This is a simile because it uses 'like' to compare running to the wind.

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What does it mean when someone says 'busy as a bee'?

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It means that the person is very busy and always doing something.

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Complete the simile: She is as sweet as...

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sugar.

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Identify the metaphor: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

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This is a metaphor because it compares the classroom to a zoo without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the purpose of using similes and metaphors?

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They make writing more vivid and help create images in the reader's mind.

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Complete the simile: He is as strong as...

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an ox.

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Identify the simile: 'The stars twinkled like diamonds.'

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This is a simile because it uses 'like' to compare stars to diamonds.