Simile or metaphor? Your challenge today is to recognise the difference between a simile and a metaphor, can you do it?

A simile is where two things are directly compared, and “as” or “like” is usually used to compare. Instead of saying “He ran quickly”. He ran as fast as a cheetah. For example: As cold as a dog’s nose. He was slow like a snail.

Common Similes "I feel as old as dirt" "You are as slow as molasses" "She was as white as a ghost". “He ran like the wind”

A metaphor also compares two things, but it does it more directly without using “as” or “like”. For Example: The shop was a little gold mine. “This room is an Oven!” Do I mean that this classroom is an oven?

Common Metaphors The crowd began to simmer down. -Heat is activity, and activity is heat. A recipe for disaster . -A disaster is the finished product of bad ingredients and processes. She had a raw talent for music. -Talent is only potential, and must be developed (cooked).

Metaphor or Simile? Tim was as tall as Mount Everest Simile: uses as to compare Tim and Mount Everest. Jordan walked like an elephant on parade. Metaphor: compares Jordan and elephant without like or as.

Your Turn! Carrying my book bag was like dragging around a bag of boulders. Simile: uses “like” to compare book bag and boulders. She danced like she was trying to stomp on rabid squirrels. Simile: uses “like to compare dance and squirrels. Jordan’s reply was burning hot and crispy. Metaphor: compares reply with hot and crispy without using “like” or “as”.