learning objective: today we will define and identify similies and metaphors
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Learning Objective: Today we will define and identify similies and metaphors.
A simile uses the clue words like or as to make the comparison.
A simile is an example of figurative language.Figurative language provides a more “colorful”
way of expressing something.
An example of a simile is:“Without his glasses, the man was
as blind as a bat!”What clue word lets you know this is a simile?What two things are being compared?What does the simile mean?
The man could not see
as
Man and bat
An example of a simile is:The boys sounded like a bunch of
wild monkeys. What clue word lets you know this is a simile?What two things are being compared?What does the simile mean?
Boys making a lot of noise
like
Boys and monkeys
An example of a simile is:This package is as light as a
feather.What clue word lets you know this is a simile?What two things are being compared?What does the simile mean?
Package is not heavy at all
as
Package and feather
An example of a simile is:The wrestler was as strong as a an
ox.What clue word lets you know this is a simile?What two things are being compared?What does the simile mean?
Strength is being compared
as
Wrestler and ox
Does the sentence contain a simile?
The girl’s voice was as quiet as a mouse.
He is as tall as a giraffe.She likes to eat ice cream like her friend.
His face turned as white as snow.
yes
yes
no
yes
Use your whiteboard to answer yes or no.
Metaphors compare two very different things as if they were the same in some way.Metaphors do not use as or like to compare.
For example: The sunlight was a shower of gold on the
garden.
It states something as if it is true.
An example of a metaphor is:The traffic was a long snake of
headlights. What two things are being compared?What does the metaphor mean?
Traffic and snake
there was a long line of traffic
An example of a metaphor is:To the small children, the tall man
was a mountain. What two things are being compared?What does the metaphor mean?
Man and mountain
The man is very big in height
An example of a metaphor is:The dancer was a spinning top on
the stage.What two things are being compared?What does the metaphor mean?
Dancer and spinning top
The dancer moved very fast on the stage.
Does the sentence contain a metaphor?
His bed feels as hard as a rock. The cellar was an underground cave.
My dog is a mop with legs.He lifted the weights as if they were feathers.
no
yes
yes
no
Use your whiteboard to answer yes or no.