SIMILES AND METAPHORS. Both similes and metaphors are examples of figurative language. They both compare 2 unlike things or objects. BUT Similes use.

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SIMILES AND METAPHORS

Both similes and metaphors are examples of figurative language. They both compare 2 unlike things or objects. BUT Similes use “like” or “as” in the comparison.

What two things am I comparing in this sentence? (Don’t write anything yet.) 1. Playing chess with Armando is like trying to outsmart a computer. Armando is compared to a computer.

1. Temper is compared to a volcano. 1.His temper was as explosive as a volcano.

1. Playing chess with Armando is like trying to outsmart a computer. That means that Armando is so smart, he is hard to beat. 2. His temper was as explosive as a volcano. That means he gets so angry that he may explode at any minute.

First, write what 2 things are being compared, then write what the simile means. 1. The online dictionary is like a treasure chest of ideas. 2. When I unpacked my suitcase, my dress was as wrinkled as a gorilla’s face. 3. Completing that project was as easy as collecting feathers during a hurricane. 4. My dream was full of thoughts twisted like a ball of string.

1. Comparing a dictionary to a treasure chest. That means finding new words is like winning something valuable. 2. Comparing a dress to a gorilla’s face. That means the dress is very wrinkled. 3. Comparing a project to collecting feathers during a hurricane. That means the project was impossible to complete. 4. Comparing a dream to a twisted ball of string. That means the dream is very confusing.

Follow the same directions: write the 2 things compared and the meaning. 5. Felix was a brick wall, returning every tennis ball back over the net. 6. My cat is a bolt of lightning, and that rat didn’t have a chance. 7. Dad hates working during the holidays because his store is a circus. 8. The teacher is a dead battery because she never listens to us.

1. Comparing Felix to a brick wall. That means he is so strong and tall, the balls just bounced back across the net. 2. Comparing a cat to lightning. That means the cat is very quick and possibly deadly. 3. Comparing his store to a circus. That means a lot is going on in his store, it is loud and busy. 4. Comparing the teacher to a dead battery. She must be deaf because her ears aren’t working.

Now number from Write an M if the sentence has a METAPHOR. Write an S if the sentence has a SIMILE. Write and X if it doesn’t have either one. 9.The machine was a hungry monster devouring the hills. 10.With her new gown, Lauren looked like a fairy princess. 11.The river is a twisting silver ribbon. 12.The sunset was beautiful with colors of orange and red. 13.The catsup oozed out of the hamburger like lava flowing down a volcano.

14.The cars were ants crawling along the freeway. 15.The icicles were daggers hanging from the roof. 16.Mike thought the camp was packed with fun. 17.The test was like a hurdle nine feet high. 18.His voice was as creaky as a rusty gate.

9. M 10. S 11. M 12. X 13. S 14. M 15. M 16. X 17. S 18. S