Simile Metaphor Idiom

Mrs. Crown was as busy as a bee this weekend.

• Simile

• Metaphor

The computer at the back of the class is a dinosaur!

• Simile

• Metaphor

De'Ja is as fast as lightening.

• Simile

• Metaphor

My bathtub is a giant pool.

• Metaphor

• Simile

Mrs. Crown's classroom was a circus when she was absent.

• Metaphor

• Simile

He is the life of the party.

• Metaphor

• Simile

The candy is as hard as a rock.

• simile

• metaphor

The pizzeria was a maze of people waiting for their pizza.

• simile

• metaphor

The Nintendo Wii cost an arm and a leg!

• was very expensive

• arms and legs are body parts

What is the definition of a simile?

• Describing non-human things with human characteristics

• A phrase that means something different from what it says

• Describing something by comparing it to something else that may share some characteristics

• A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"