Wonder Simile & Metaphor

Mom had had Via four years before, and that had been such a "walk in the park" (Mom's expression) that there was no reason to run any special tests.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I fell asleep in the backseat like I always do, my head on Via's lap like she was a pillow...

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

So sending him off to middle school like a lamb to the slaughter...

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

It (the school) smelled like a hospital.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"the butterflies in my stomach were more like pigeons flying around my insides" is both a simile and a metaphor. select all that apply to show comparisons for the simile and for the metaphor.

• butterflies in my stomach- metaphor

• butterflies were more like pigeons- simile

• butterflies were more like pigeons- metaphor

• butterflies in my stomach- simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

She kissed my tortoise mouth.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Your deeds are your monuments"

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

August is the Sun. Me and Mom and Dad are planets orbiting the Sun.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"A shift in the cosmos. The galaxy is changing. Planets are falling out of alignment."

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

I held onto that secret and let it cover me like a blanket.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D