Similes and Metaphors

A simile.....

• says that something actually is something else.
• compares two unlike things using the words like or as
• compares two similar things using the words like or as
• represents a person, an animal, an thing, or an idea.

A metaphor...

• represents a person, animal, thing, or idea.
• compares two unlike things using the words like or as.
• uses as or like
• says that one thing is another thing and does NOT use like or as.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Make this a simile.  She sings...

• at lunch
• at the crowd
• like a bird
• very well

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Make this a metaphor.  Tom is a ...

• busy boy
• sly fox
• brave boy like a real hero
• handsome boy

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Life is like a sunset means that life is .....

• black
• ageless
• ancient
• beautiful

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Choose the correct simile.  The laptop is as...

• cunning as a sheep
• blind as a rat
• light as a feather
• quiet as a drum

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Complete this sentence with a simile.  Her hair is ...

• as strange as a vision
• as black as day
• sensitive as a flower
• as soft as silk

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Nathan is a pillar of the community means that he is ...

• a false member of his community
• a worthless member of his community
• a less important member of his community
• an honest and caring member of his community

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Complete this simile.  His character was as solid as ...

• water
• wool
• brick
• wax