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You need: A pencil, eraser, highlighter and your English duo-tang SIMILE & METAPHOR You need: A pencil, eraser, highlighter and your English duo-tang

What is a simile? What is a metaphor? A simile compares two things that are not normally alike using “like” or “as” A metaphor describes one thing as something else without using “like” or “as”

Video Time Similes & Metaphors Explained Examples from Pop Culture

Simile & Metaphor Poems SIMILE POEM METAPHOR POEM

Compare with Similes PURPOSE: To describe one thing by comparing it to something else; To show that two unlike things can be compared if they have one thing in common.

Use Metaphors to Create Memorable Pictures PURPOSE: To show how to compare one thing to something else directly without using like or as; To experience the difference in emphasis between a simile and a metaphor.