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

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Simile or metaphor? Your challenge today is to recognize 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. For example: As cold as a dog’s nose. He was slow like a snail.

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.

Lets see how clever you are! Do you think you are clever enough to be able to tell me if these following sentences use a simile or a metaphor? We shall see!

As slippery as an eel. Simile Metaphor

He was a lion in battle. Simile Metaphor

She is as pretty as a picture. Simile Metaphor

The clouds were fluffy like cotton wool. Simile Metaphor

The striker was a goal machine. Simile Metaphor

Now lets listen to a poem and see if we can find the metaphors and similes in the poem. Listen to the poem Listen to the poem

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