Simile and Metaphor

A (a)   is a comparison using "like" or "as"

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
The crab was a dancing pair of scissors, clicking across the sand. 

• Crab and Sand
• Crab and dancing scissors
• Scissors and sand
• Dancing and sand. 

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the metaphor.

• Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
• He was as tall as a skyscraper.
• He was as fast as a cheetah.
• The toddler was like a wild monkey.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the simile.

• The busy store is a beehive.
• He was a broken record.
• The hurricane was a monster.
• Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the metaphor.

• He was as slow as a snail.
• Her temper tantrum was a tornado passing through the Midwest.
• She ran like the wind.
• That building is as old as the pyramids.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

She is on a roller coaster of emotions.

• she's having fun
• she's scared
• she is having lots of different feelings
• she's going to vomit soon

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or Metaphor?
She is as thin as a toothpick.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D