Similes and Metaphors

Similes and Metaphors Poetry Devices

Simile • A comparison using like or as • His feet were as big as boats.

Willow and Ginkgo Eve Merriam The willow is like an etching, Fine-lined against the sky. The ginkgo is like a crude sketch, Hardly worthy to be signed. The willow’s music is like a soprano, Delicate and thin. The ginkgo’s tune is like a chorus With everyone joining in. The willow is sleek as a velvet-nosed calf; The ginkgo is leathery as an old bull. The willow’s branches are like silken thread; The ginkgo’s like stubby rough wool.

Metaphor • A metaphorstates that one thing is something else. It is a comparison, but it does NOT use like or as to make the comparison. • Her hair is silk.

Simile or Metaphor???? • The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery store shelves. • As the teacher entered the room she muttered under her breath, "This class is like a three-ring circus!" • The giant’s steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack. • The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day.

Simile or Metaphor???? • I feel like a limp dishrag. • Those girls are like two peas in a pod. • The fluorescent light was the sun during our test. • No one invites Harold to parties because he’s a wet blanket. • The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dog’s bath. • Ted was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs.

Simile and Metaphor Game • Work with your collaborative group/row • You have 5 minutes to come up with as many similes and metaphors for the word Ms. Kudsi gives you • You will get 1 point for each simile and 2 points for each metaphor • They must be written so that Ms. Kudsi can read them

Chocolate • Make as many similes and metaphors as you can for this word.

Derek ran like a frightened rabbit. metaphor simile

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My sister is a demon when she wakes up. metaphor simile

The night was as black as tar. metaphor simile

My dog is a cowardly lion. metaphor simile

The moon was a giant face smiling down. metaphor simile

The lake was as smooth as glass. metaphor simile

Mom shakes like a tree when I sneak up on her. metaphor simile

A baby giraffe is as tall as a basketball player. metaphor simile

Dreams are wisps of smoke that blow away with the morning. metaphor simile

My stomach churned like a cement mixer. metaphor simile

The summer was just a memory. metaphor simile

Lori grinned like a jack-o-lantern. metaphor simile

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Similes and Metaphors