Similes and Metaphors Week 18

A comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as" is an example of a ________________.

• Simile

• Metaphor

A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is an example of a __________________ .

• Simile

• Metaphor

What does this metaphor mean?

The baby girl's smile was the sun on dark days.

• 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.

Similes and metaphors both make...

• Connections

• Comparisons

Why do we use similes and metaphors in talking or writing?

• to confuse people

• to create vivid and interesting pictures in our minds

• to be like professional authors

• to be silly

When do we use similes and metaphors in communicating messages to others?

• songs

• stories and books

• ads on TV

• texting with friends

• all of the above

Simile or Metaphor?

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

• simile

• metaphor

The band played as loud as a sonic boom.

• simile

• metaphor

Identify the simile below:

• The tree danced in the wind.

• The cat is the devil.

• She is as tall as a tree!

• My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

What two things are being compared in the following simile? Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.

• Sylvia's face and a baby's skin.

• Sylvia and her face.

• Lotion and Sylvia's face.

• Sylvia and lotion.