Match the statements that are literal ( true to fact; not exaggerated; actual or factual) and non literal/figurative language (not actually true).

• Literal Language

• Dancing is great exercise.

• Figurative Language

• Dancing stars filled the sky.

• Literal Language

• She's as happy as a clam.

• Figurative Language

• Clams live in the ocean.

Simile: a type of ​ (a)   language that ​ (b)   two different things using the words ​ (c)   or ​ (d)   .

• figurative
• compares
• like
• as

You are as brave as a lion.

• Simile

• Not a simile

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.

Which phrase is NOT a simile?

• He's a workhorse.

• He's as strong as an ox.

Which phrase IS a simile?

• It is ice cold in this room.

• You're as cold as ice.

Which are similes?

• Chevrolets are build like a rock.

• Like a good neighbor Statefarm is there.

She is as thin as a rake.

What two pictures are being compared?

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This is a simile:

I slept like a log.

• True

• False

This is a simile:

He is a hard head.

• True

• False