Simile and Metaphor

Similes and Metaphors

by Maria Tenetova

​Simile

​Simile (pronounced sim-uh-lee) is a literary term where you use 'like' or 'as' to compare two different things a show a common quality between them. A simile is different from a simple comparison in that it usually compares two unrelated things. "She looks like you" is a comparison but not a simile. On the other hand, "She smiles like the sun" is a simile, as it compares a woman with something of a different kind-of sun.

Examples of Simile:

​The breeze was as gentle as a butterfly.

​She danced lightly, like a fluttering butterfly.

​You are as pale as a white sheet.

​She is as fierce as a tiger.

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​What is metaphor?

A figure of speech​ in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

​Examples of metaphor

.​ Laughter is the best medicine.

​. She is just a late boomer.

​. Is there a black sheep in your family?

​. His heart of stone surprised me.

​. I smell success in this building.

​. He is buried in the sea of paperwork.

​. There is a weight on my shoulder.

​. Time is money.

Multiple Choice

What is a simile?

• A smile:)

• A sentence using "like" or "as" to compare two things

• I don't know:(

• A sentence that is comparing two things together.

Multiple Choice

What is a metaphor?

• A sentence that compares two different things together.

• A....a....metal?

• A sentence using "like" or "as" to compare two things

• A sentence that uses 5 words minimum

Open Ended

Give me an example of simile

Open Ended

Give me an example of metaphor.

Fill in the Blanks

Does simile use "like" or "as" to compare two things together?