SImiles and Metaphors

Which of the following is the definition of a Simile?

• A word that represents sounds that we often hear around us.

• A comparison between two things.

• A comparison between two things using the clue words "like" or "as".

• A group of words that often all start with the same letters.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• She is a skinny little thing!

• This food is delicious!

• She is as thin as a stick!

• The dog said, "Bark! Bark!!"

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following has a Simile?

• He looked like he had just seen a ghost.

• He planted flowers and did it quickly.

• The students liked being at school.

• BOOM!! The thunder just rolled in.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following sentences has a metaphor?

• He likes to eat pancakes.

• Her face was a stone when they told her the news.

• That horse is as skinny as a post!

• That clown is scary.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the reason that an author uses Similes in writing?

• It helps the reader to look at more words.

• It helps the reader to think.

• It helps the reader to understand that the author is comparing one thing to another.

• It makes the reader hungry so that they will go eat french fries.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Match the following

• My hands are as cold as ice!

• My hair was heavy and it feels better now that it is shorter.

• The new girl was as quiet as a mouse in her new school.

• The coat is old and dirty.

• Since I cut my hair, I feel as light as a feather!

• He was in a deep sleep and hard to wake up.

• My dad was sleeping like a log.

• The room is cold and so are my hands.

• That old coat is like rag.

• She is very quiet and shy.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does this Simile mean?

The salsa was as hot as fire!!

• The salsa was being cooked over a fire.

• The fire made the salsa hot.

• The salsa was too hot to eat.

• The salsa had too much tomatoe.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the following Simile mean?

The little boy crawled into his mother's lap like a happy kitten.

• The little boy was happy to sit with his mother.

• The little boy is good at crawling.

• The little boy does not want to play with his trucks.

• The little boy was very happy while sitting with his mother.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does this simile mean?

I felt like I was drowning in an ocean of my thoughts.

• I cannot swim.

• I am afraid of the ocean.

• I have a few things on my mind.

• I have many things on my mind, and I feel like I have too much to think about.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does this simile mean?

He was so upset that he felt as if he were a

pot of hot water ready to boil over.

• He has a stove and he is not a good cook.

• He feels that his anger is almost out of control.

• Someone is making him mad.

• He feels as though he is ready to cry.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D