Simile or Metaphor?

Similes use ___ or ___.

• if or and

• up or down

• like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Both similes and metaphors do this.

• Compare two things

• Contain adverbs

• Contain adjectives

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The sky was the color of the calm Pacific thousands of miles from land.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

I am as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

She was a kite, floating above the confusion around her.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

The dog was like a silent thief as he crept through the kitchen.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

My thoughts fluttered from subject to subject like a butterfly visiting flowers in the field.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

The dark, cold, and silent room was a tomb.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

My noisy sister was like a buzzing fly.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Soft and warm, the bed was an inviting oasis.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B