Figurative Language Simile and Metaphor

What word would BEST complete the simile: You are as brave as a _______

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What does this metaphor mean?

The computers at school are old dinosaurs.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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What word would BEST complete the metaphor: The internet connection was slower than a ______

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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Write your own example of a simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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Write your own example of a Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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What does a metaphor compare?

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True or False:

A metaphor compares you to something by using the word like?

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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Both similes and metaphors compare two unlike things but similes use the words like or as.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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The man was like an octopus, grabbing things from everywhere.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is being compared in this sentence: The man is like an octopus, grabbing things from everywhere.

• The man and grabbing things

• The man and an octopus

• The octopus and grabbing things

• The man and everywhere

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D