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Similes and Metaphors

Similes and Metaphors. What do you imagine when you read this sentence?. Your heart is made of ice. . What do you imagine when you read this sentence?. He smelled as bad as a dog. . What do you imagine when you read this sentence?. My bag is as heavy as a ton of bricks. Simile.

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Similes and Metaphors

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  1. Similes and Metaphors

  2. What do you imagine when you read this sentence? Your heart is made of ice.

  3. What do you imagine when you read this sentence? He smelled as bad as a dog.

  4. What do you imagine when you read this sentence? My bag is as heavy as a ton of bricks.

  5. Simile is a comparison of two unlike things by using the words “like” or “as”.

  6. Simile Children are like sponges absorbing knowledge.

  7. Metaphor is a direct comparison of two unlike things that may typically use words “is”, “are”, or “was”.

  8. Metaphor They are two peas in a pod.

  9. Similes and Metaphors Comparing and contrasting similes and metaphors: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/venn/

  10. Similarities and Differences Knowing the similarities and differences between a simile and a metaphor help you identify which poetic device is being used in a sentence.

  11. What two things are being compared in this sentence? The sun was a furnace.

  12. What two things are being compared in this sentence? Carol was like a ray of sunshine on a gloomy day.

  13. What two things are being compared in this sentence? His voice is like velvet.

  14. Independent Practice Write a simile or metaphor describing some aspect of this picture:

  15. Independent Practice Write a simile or metaphor describing some aspect of this picture:

  16. Independent Practice Write a simile or a metaphor describing some aspect of this picture:

  17. Change to a metaphor Parker is as hungry as a horse.

  18. Change to a simile The inside of the house was a freezer.

  19. Closing What is a simile?

  20. Closing What is a metaphor?

  21. Closing Metaphor or Simile: Jimmy is as tall as a mountain

  22. Closing Metaphor or Simile: His voice is velvet

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