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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.