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Similes + Metaphors Mini Lesson

Similes + Metaphors Mini Lesson

Assessment

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English

3rd - 5th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.4.5A, L.5.5A, RL.5.4

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Brooke Simpkins

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18 Slides • 11 Questions

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Similes + Metaphors Mini Lesson

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Listen to the lyrics to the song.

Can you hear the simile?

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Multiple Choice

Which lyric from the song was a simile?

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at last I see the light

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it's like the sky is new

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Listen to the lyrics to the song.

Can you hear the simile?

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Multiple Choice

Which lyric from the song was a simile?

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all the strength of a great typhoon

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swift as a coursing river

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Listen to the lyrics to the song.

Can you hear the simile?

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Multiple Choice

Which lyric from the song was a simile?

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do you ever feel like a plastic bag

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wanting to start again

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Listen to the lyrics to the song.

Can you hear the simile?

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Multiple Choice

Which lyric from the song was a simile?

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I was a drab little crab

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I know I can be happy as a clam

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I'm beautiful

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Listen to the lyrics to the song.

Can you hear the metaphor?

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Multiple Choice

Which lyric from the song was a metaphor?

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love is an open door

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life could be so much more

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Listen to the lyrics to the song.

Can you hear the metaphor?

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Multiple Choice

Which lyric from the song was a metaphor?

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life is a highway

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I wanna drive

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Multiple Choice

Is this a simile or a metaphor?


You are my sunshine on a cloudy day.

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simile

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metaphor

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Multiple Choice

Is this a simile or a metaphor?


She is as quiet as a mouse.

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simile

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metaphor

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Multiple Choice

Is this a simile or a metaphor?


She has legs like a giraffe.

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simile

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metaphor

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Multiple Choice

Is this a simile or a metaphor?


He's a sloth when it comes to putting away laundry.

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simile

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metaphor

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Open Ended

Why do you think writers use similes and metaphors in their work?

Similes + Metaphors Mini Lesson

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