Simile and metaphors 2

Identify the Simile below...

• The tree danced in the wind.

• That cat is the devil.

• My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

• She is as tall as a tree!

Identify the Metaphor below...

• He is a walking dictionary

• The giant’s steps were as loud as thunder as he ran toward Jack.

• My pillow is like a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day.

• I felt as hungry as a horse.

 A simile is a comparison of 2 unlike things using...

• like, if
• as if
• like or as 
• and, but 

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"The moon was a ball of green cheese."
Is an example of a...

• metaphor
• simile
• cliche 
• pun

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

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"The classroom was a hive of worker bees."
Is an example of...  

• metaphor
• simile
• cliche
• pun

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

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"The music was soothing as rain."
Is an example of a...

• metaphor
• simile
• cliche
• pun

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Complete this simile 
The sun is like 

• the soft fur of a small puppy.
• two peas in a pod. 
• a blanket on a cold winter day.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a simile?

• A comparison of 4 or more things

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A description of how someone looks

• A literal truth

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Kenneth is like a bull in a china shop.

• Kenneth is very rough and clumsy.

• Kenneth isn't feeling well.

• Kenneth is very angry.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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