simile and metaphor

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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 describes one thing as if it were another, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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Identify the simile: 'She swims like a fish.'

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This is a simile because it compares her swimming to a fish using 'like'.

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

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This is a metaphor because it describes the classroom as a zoo, suggesting it was chaotic.

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What does 'as busy as a bee' mean?

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It means someone is very busy, just like a bee that is always working.

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What does 'he has a heart of stone' mean?

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It means he is very cold or unfeeling, not literally having a stone heart.

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What is the purpose of using similes and metaphors in writing?

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They make writing more vivid and help readers understand ideas by comparing them to familiar things.

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Create a simile for being very happy.

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'She was as happy as a clam.'

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Create a metaphor for being very tired.

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'I am a zombie after that long day.'

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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

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A simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare, while a metaphor states that one thing is another.