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Senses

What can you …. SeeHearSmellFeelTaste

Using Similes and Metaphors A simile compares two things as being similar or like each other Similes use the words, “like” or “as” when comparing two things.

Similes The kitten’s fur is as soft as silk. Kitten fur + silk Effective? Both are soft. The ghost’s eyes shone like a torch. ghost’s eyes + torch Effective? Both are bright

More similes … The wind howled like …. The leaves danced like …. The moon shone like …..

More Similes The damp rooms smelt like … I crept as ……….. as a …………..

Metaphors A metaphor is when one thing BECOMES something else… The moon is a torch in the sky The girls is an angel.

More Metaphors He is a giant of a man. The ball-headed boy could not find a hat to fit him!