Similes and Metaphors

Since Mom has two jobs, she is always as busy as a bee.

• Mom is always doing something.

• Mom is afraid of bees.

• Mom is building a beehive.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The dress was as colorful as a rainbow compared to my plain one.

• The dress was red.

• Jane wanted to wear pants.

• The dress had many colors.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Simile or metaphor?

He was so scared he was as white as a ghost.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

When two things are being compared using like or as, it is called a _____.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as is:

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.1.9