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Writing Similes with Linking Words

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things. Similes use the linking words like or as to connect the two things that are being compared.

Directions: Circle the linking word in each simile.

Grandma is as busy as a bee in the garden.

Going to the dentist is like walking on broken glass.

I feel like a bunny when I play hopscotch.

When I am relaxed, my mind is as empty as an old plastic bag.

Patricia’s smile is as bright as the sun.

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After a cold winter, the spring _____________________________ is as warm as a hug.

The kids are as wild as ______________________________ when they play at the park.

The fresh berries were like _______________________________, bursting with flavor.

The road is like a long ___________________________, stretching far into the distance.

During the storm, the ____________________________ sounds like a whistling train.

I am as angry as a _____________________________ when mom wakes me up in the morning.

Directions: Use the word bank to complete the similes below. Then, circle the linking words in each sentence.

Directions: Try writing your own similes using the linking words like and as.

My friends are as _______________________________ as __________________________.

My teacher is like ____________________________________________________________.

Word Bank

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1. Sven sings like a nightingale.

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2. The moon is a lantern in the sky.

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3. Freda is a fish when she swims.

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4. Leo is like lightening when he races.

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5. Our bunny’s fur is a blanket of warmth.

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6. Han’s voice is velvet.

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7. Peter is as sweet as pie.

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8. Vivica’s mind works like a computer.

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Aram slept like a log.

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SIMILES & METAPHORSMixed Practice

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Read the sentence and circle the two words being compared in each sentence. Determine whether each sentence is a simile or a metaphor, then write down the meaning based on the context.

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1. Those girls are like two peas in a pod!

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2. This contract is as solid as the ground we stand on.

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3. The world is my oyster.

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4. I can hear you as clear as a bell.

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5. This computer is a dinosaur.

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6. Don’t just sit there like a bump on a log!

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7. He’s a diamond in the rough.

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8. Time is a thief.

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9. As hard as nails

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10. You are my sunshine.

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Example: You’re such a couch potato!

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SIMILES & METAPHORSMixed Practice

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Determine whether each sentence below is a simile or a metaphor. Next, write the meaning of the simile or metaphor based on the words being used.

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6. Oscar wasn't woken up by the earthquake last night. He sleeps like a(an)7.

8. Pauline couldn't believe how hot it was today. She thought she was going to fry like a(an)

9. Mrs. Turner talks non-stop! Her mouth moves like a(an)

10. The students in Mr. Turner’s class lined up straight as a(an)

1. Agatha’s dog, Morty, is incredibly fast. He can run like the

2. Mr. Kennedy’s new science book is as heavy as a(an)

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5. The van was barely large enough for the Scorpions soccer team. They were packed in like

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Ronald is very unorganized. His room is as messy as....

Before he got a haircut and shaved his arms and legs, he was as hairy as....

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Reading & Understanding SimilesA simile is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things using the words like or as.

In order to understand a simile, you must think about how the two things are alike.Circle the linking word in each simile. Then, underline the two things that are being compared. Complete the sentence frame that follows.

Directions:

Example: Raquel is like a cheetah when she plays soccer.Raquel and a cheetah are alike because they both run fast.

Life is like a road, full of twists and turns.

____________________________ and ___________________________ are alike because they both _____

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This book is as exciting as the Fourth of July.

____________________________ and ___________________________ are alike because they both _____ ________________________________________________________________________________________.

The ballerina was like a graceful swan when she danced on stage.

____________________________ and ___________________________ are alike because they both _____ ________________________________________________________________________________________.

My brother eats like a pig whenever we have pizza for dinner.

___________________________ and ___________________________ are alike because they both ______ ________________________________________________________________________________________.

My mother’s favorite vase is as delicate as a house of cards.

____________________________ and ___________________________ are alike because they both ______ ________________________________________________________________________________________.

Directions: Read the short story and underline a simile. Then, complete the sentences that follow.

Mariana nervously walked into her new school. There were unfamiliar faces all around. Suddenly, a loud bell rang. It sounded like thunder. Mariana jumped in surprise. All of the other kids hurried into nearby classroom doors. But Mariana wasn’t sure where to go. Tears rolled down her cheeks like raindrops. Moments later, she felt a gentle tap on her shoulder. She turned and saw a girl smiling at her. “Hi, I’m Nicole!” the girl said. Nicole’s smile was as bright as sunshine and Mariana suddenly felt better.

In this story, the author compares ______________________________ and _____________________________.

These two things are alike because they both ______________________________________________________.

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PERSONIFICATIONPersonification: giving an animal or object human-like characteristics, qualities, or feelings

Read the two passages and underline examples of personi�cation. Ex-plain why the poet used personi�cation to describe the subject of each poem.

The Railway Train.

By Emily Dickinson

I like to see it lap the miles,And lick the valleys up,And stop to feed itself at tanks;And then, prodigious, step

Around a pile of mountains,And, supercilious, peerIn shanties by the sides of roads;And then a quarry pare

To �t its sides, and crawl between,Complaining all the whileIn horrid, hooting stanza;Then chase itself down hill

And neigh like Boanerges;Then, punctual as a star,Stop -- docile and omnipotent --At its own stable door.

The Moon

by Emily Dickinson

The moon was but a chin of goldA night or two ago,And now she turns her perfect faceUpon the world below.

Her forehead is of amplest blond;Her cheek like beryl stone;Her eye unto the summer dewThe likest I have known.

Her lips of amber never part;But what must be the smileUpon her friend she could bestowWere such her silver will!

And what a privilege to beBut the remotest star!For certainly her way might passBeside your twinkling door.

Her bonnet is the �rmament,The universe her shoe,The stars the trinkets at her belt,Her dimities of blue.

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PERSONIFICATIONPersonification: giving an animal or object human-like characteristics, qualities, or feelings

Read the two passages and underline examples of personi�cation. Ex-plain why the poet used personi�cation to describe the subject of each poem.

The Railway Train.

By Emily Dickinson

I like to see it lap the miles,And lick the valleys up,And stop to feed itself at tanks;And then, prodigious, step

Around a pile of mountains,And, supercilious, peerIn shanties by the sides of roads;And then a quarry pare

To �t its sides, and crawl between,Complaining all the whileIn horrid, hooting stanza;Then chase itself down hill

And neigh like Boanerges;Then, punctual as a star,Stop -- docile and omnipotent --At its own stable door.

The Moonby Emily Dickinson

The moon was but a chin of goldA night or two ago,And now she turns her perfect faceUpon the world below.

Her forehead is of amplest blond;Her cheek like beryl stone;Her eye unto the summer dewThe likest I have known.

Her lips of amber never part;But what must be the smileUpon her friend she could bestowWere such her silver will!

And what a privilege to beBut the remotest star!For certainly her way might passBeside your twinkling door.

Her bonnet is the �rmament,The universe her shoe,The stars the trinkets at her belt,Her dimities of blue.

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WRITING PROMPT

1. OceanCHARACTERISTICS: _____________________________________________________QUALITIES: ____________________________________________________________FEELINGS: _________________________________________________________

2. SnowCHARACTERISTICS: ______________________________________________________QUALITY: ______________________________________________________________FEELING: __________________________________________________________

3. RiverCHARACTERISTICS: ______________________________________________________QUALITY: ______________________________________________________________FEELING: __________________________________________________________

4. MonkeyCHARACTERISTICS: ______________________________________________________QUALITY: ______________________________________________________________FEELING: __________________________________________________________

5. PicklesCHARACTERISTICS: ______________________________________________________QUALITY: ______________________________________________________________FEELING: __________________________________________________________

Now write your own examples of personi�cation! Jot down the characteristics, qualities and feelings for each subject word, and write a sentence using personi�cation.

____________________________________________________Write a Sentence: __________________________________________________________________

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METAPHORMETAPHOR

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A metaphor is the comparison of two things that are usually very different, but alike in at least one way. Writers use metaphors to describe something and let the reader discover the way the things are alike.

Example: Her hair was a waterfall of gold.

The writer is comparing two things: hair and a waterfall. There are many ways hair is different from a waterfall. Hair is made up of solid strands, while a waterfall is made up of liquid drops. There are ways that they are similar. Hair sometimes moves or shines like a waterfall. This metaphor puts a picture in the reader’s mind. It tells more than simply saying “Her hair was shiny.”

How Are They Alike?In the following sentence write the two things being compared and one way they are alike.

My sister is a bear in the morning.

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One way they are alike: __________________

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The clouds were marshmallows in the sky.

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The tree’s branches were arms, grabbing at Dorothy.

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Make a Metaphor

One word in the sentence is underlined. Write a word in the blank that will make the sentence a metaphor. Remember, the two things must be different in most ways, but alike in at least one way.

The fl owers were ___________ in the garden.

His eyeseyes were ______________________ when he was scared.

My sweet cat is a _____________ at night.

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