Simile or 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 the simile '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 the metaphor 'He has a heart of stone' mean?

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It means he is very cold or unfeeling.

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Complete the simile: 'As light as...'

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a feather.