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Simile

Simile. Simile Using like or as to compare two things. Her hair is as soft as a baby’s bottom. The hobo is as poor as a church mouse. Metaphor. Metaphor comparing two things without like or as. The boy thinks its raining cats and dogs. The old man kicked the bucket. Hyperbole.

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Simile

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  1. Simile • Simile Using like or as to compare two things. • Her hair is as soft as a baby’s bottom. The hobo is as poor as a church mouse.

  2. Metaphor • Metaphor comparing two things without like or as. • The boy thinks its raining cats and dogs. • The old man kicked the bucket.

  3. Hyperbole • Using exaggeration to make a point. • The short boy said the girl was 100 feet tall. The boy is as fast as lighting.

  4. Onomatopoeia • Sound word • The train went choo choo! The alligators mouth went chomp.

  5. Alliteration • Repetition of beginning sound. • The bee buzzed around the busy block. • The chicken clicked and clocked a lot.

  6. personification • Giving human qualities to something not human. • The headlights winked as I walked by. • The bed groaned as I went to sleep.

  7. Idiom • A well known expression that does not mean what it says. • You are a dime a dozen. • You need a taste of your own medicine.

  8. Practice problems The chicken is as dry as the desert. The old man kicked the bucket. You are barking up the wrong tree. BANG. The carved pumpkin smiled at me. The brown bear ate berries by the bay. They ran like greased lighting.

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