Simile and Metaphor

Simile and Metaphor

Multiple Choice

Which description is more interesting?

• His eyes were pretty.

• His eyes sparkled like diamonds.

Similes and Metaphors are two types of figurative language

Figurative language is when you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday literal meaning. Writers can use figurative language to make their writing more interesting or dramatic.

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Simile

Compares 2 things using the words "like" or "as"

Example: She is as tall as a giraffe.

Metaphors

Compares 2 things by saying something is something else.

Example: My father is a bear in the morning.

Multiple Choice

The computers at school are old dinosaurs.

• metaphor

• simile

Multiple Choice

He is as sly as a fox.

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

The snow is a white blanket.

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

He is as strong as an ox.

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

The class was a zoo.

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

He is a shining star.

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

You were brave as a lion.

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following IS a simile?

• Her hair was like snow.

• You are my sunshine.

• Success is key.

• He is a night owl.

Multiple Choice

Which phrase is a metaphor?

• She is as thin as a rake.

• The wind was a howling wolf.

• I slept like a bump on a log.

• These jeans fit like a glove.

Multiple Choice

What do similes and metaphors have in common?

• They both use math equations.

• They both use "like" or "as."

• They can not be used to describe people.

• They compare two or more things.

Poll

Goal: I can identify and find examples of similes and metaphors.

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