Similes

What is a simile?

• A comparison of two things not using "like" or "as"

• A comparison of two things that uses "like" or "as"

• A person, place or thing

• A phrase that says one thing but means another

Which one of the following IS a simile?

• Her hair was like snow.

• You are my sunshine.

• Success is key.

• He is a night owl.

What two things are being compared in the following simile?

Her hair is as white as snow.

• Hair

• Snow White

• Snow

• A girl

Check all responses that ARE similes.

• Watching this movie is like watching grass grow.

• Those kids are fighting like cats and dogs.

• I like to eat steak and potatoes.

• He should have threw it away as he walked by the trash can.

• He is as fast as a cheetah.

She is as thin as a rake.

What two pictures are being compared?

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This is a simile:

He is as nutty as a fruitcake.

• True

• False

Which sentence is an example of simile?

• You came in as a lump of clay, a blank canvas, a slab of marble.

• That's my word.

• When it's your turn in the chair, you stand at attention and forget about who you were when you walked through the door.

Which sentence is an example of simile?

• The cat is small.

• Jahvonne is fast like a cheetah.

• The rose is pretty.

• Jahvonne is a cheetah.

Which sentence is an example of simile ?

• Mary is cool.

• Cameron is smart.

• Amir is ice.

• Amir is as cool like ice.

Make this a simile.  She sings...

• at lunch
• at the crowd
• like a bird
• very well