Similes and Metaphors

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or Metaphor?
He is a night owl because he stays up late.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the simile

• I like apples.

• Apples taste sweet.

• You're the apple of my eye.

• This apple is as sweet as candy.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
• The baby never smiled. 
• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Explain the meaning of the following sentence.

The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.

• This means that Simone was actually wrapped in a blanket.

• This means that Simone had a fever.

• This means that the hug made Simone feel warm and cared for.

• This means that Simone doesn’t like to be hugged.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4