Similes and Metaphors

The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod.

Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor?

• Simile

• Metaphor

What is a metaphor?

• a comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

• exaggeration in order to emphasize something

• a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

• a composition in verse

What are you Marty McFly, a chicken?

What does the metaphor mean?

• Someone is saying Marty crows every morning at sunrise.

• Someone is saying Marty is covered in feathers.

• Someone is saying Marty is scared.

• Someone is saying Marty is brave.

The bruise on George’s foot felt as big as an elephant.

Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor?

• Simile

• Metaphor

During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig.

Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor?

• Simlie

• Metaphor

The teacher's computer is a dinosaur.

Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor?

• Simlie

• Metaphor

What is a simile?

• a comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

• exaggeration in order to emphasize something

• a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

• a composition in verse

They fought like cats and dogs!

What does the simile mean?

• They had long claws and sharp teeth

• One of them was a cat and the other was a dog.

• They weren't fighting at all.

• The fighting was intense and they fought a lot.

The cookies were so overcooked that they were as hard as rocks.

What does the simile mean?

• The cookies were nice and soft.

• The cookies were really hard.

• The cookies were just right.

• The cookies were really warm.

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

What does the metaphor mean?

• 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.