Similes and Metaphors

What is figurative language?

• Language that should be taken literally

• Language that should not be taken literally

• Language that is spoken only in another language

• Language that is means exactly as it sounds

What is a simile?

• Expressions that describe the 5 senses

• Giving human qualities to non living objects

• Comparing two things using like or as

• Comparing two things using was, were, am and are

What is a metaphor?

• Words and sounds that are the same

• Two words that are opposites of one another

• Using the 5 senses to describe something

• Comparing two things using am, are, was, were

Simile or Metaphor?

This house is as clean as a whistle.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

She is as thin as a toothpick.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

He was scared so much he was a white ghost.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

He is a night owl because he stays up late.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

My big brother is a couch potato.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

He is a walking dictionary.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor?

Mary is as sweet as sugar.

• Simile

• Metaphor