ACE STRATEGY

ACE Strategy A…Answer the question! C…Cite evidence from the text! E…Explain the connection!

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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Sample question What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

Let’s try it out A- The difference between a simile and a metaphor is the use of the words like and as. C- In a simile, the words “like” or “as” as used to draw a comparison between two things. In a metaphor, a comparison between to objects is made without the use of “like” or “as”. E- In one of her songs Taylor Swift makes the statement “you, with your words like knives”. This statement is a simile because it uses the word “like” to make a comparison between someone’s words, and knives.