Similes and Metaphor

What words do similes use?

• Like

• Is

• Than

• As

What words do metaphors normally use?

• Is

• Like

• As

• Than

Which one is not a simile?

• He is as fast as a cheetah

• He swims like a fish.

• He is faster than a cheetah

• He is as wealthy as Bill Gates

Which of these are metaphors?

• He is a cheetah

• He is as fast as a cheetah

• He is faster than a cheetah

What figure of speech will the sentence ( He is faster than a cheetah)?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Neither

How many similes is in this peom?

‘Friends are like chocolate cake

You can never have too many.

Chocolate cake is like heaven,

Always amazing you with each taste or feeling.

Chocolate cake is like life with so many different pieces.

Chocolate cake is like happiness, you can never have enough of it.’ (Adapted from ‘Your Dictionary’)

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• 1

• 7

• 4