Simile vs. 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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Identify the figure of speech: 'The cabin windows have grown as blank as eyeballs of the dead.'

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Simile

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Identify the figure of speech: 'Words are the weapons with which we wound.'

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Metaphor

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Identify the figure of speech: 'If seen from above the factory, the workers would have looked like clock parts.'

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Simile

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Identify the figure of speech: 'He clutched and hacked at ropes, at rags of sail, / Thinking that comfort was a fairy tale,...'

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Metaphor

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Identify the figure of speech: 'Dawn breaks open like a wound that bleeds afresh.'

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Simile

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What is the purpose of using similes in writing?

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Similes help create vivid imagery and make descriptions more relatable by comparing unfamiliar things to familiar ones.

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What is the purpose of using metaphors in writing?

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Metaphors create strong imagery and convey deeper meanings by suggesting that one thing is another.

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Give an example of a simile.

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'Her smile was like sunshine on a rainy day.'