Imagery

Simile or Metaphor?

The house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile

• metaphor

Simile or metaphor?

My brother was boiling mad.

• simile

• metaphor

Simile or metaphor?

The assignment was a breeze.

• simile

• metaphor

Simile or metaphor?

That girl is as tough as nails.

• simile

• metaphor

Simile or metaphor?

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

• simile

• metaphor

After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were like icicles.

• simile

• metaphor

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

• simile

• metaphor

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

• simile

• metaphor

How does imagery help us understand the story?

• It doesn't
• By expressing how the author is feeling
• Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see
• By telling the mood

What type of imagery is this?
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house

• Sight
• Sound
• Touch 
• Taste