* A simile is a comparison using like or as. * It usually compares two dissimilar objects. * Example: Playing chess with Ashley is like trying to outsmart a computer. * The activity “playing chess with Ashley” is being compared to “trying to outsmart a computer.” The point is that Ashley can think in a powerful manner that resembles the way a computer operates, not that she is like a computer in any other way.

* A metaphor states that one thing is something else. It is a comparison, but it does NOT use like or as to make the comparison. Example: Her hair is silk. Her hair is being compared to silk. Meaning her hair is shiny and soft.

* The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery store shelves. * He was a tornado, blasting his way through the opposing team. * As the teacher entered the room she muttered under her breath, "This class is like a three-ring circus!“ * The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day. * The giant’s steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack. * He was a lion in the fight.

* I feel like a limp dishrag. * Those girls are like two peas in a pod. * The fluorescent light was the sun during our test. * Sam waited impatiently for his older brother to calm down. “Bill, I think you are acting like a baby,” he said. * The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dog’s bath. * Ted was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs.

* Find a partner * You will have 15 minutes to come up with as many similes and metaphors for the word I give you * You will get 1 point for each simile and 2 points for each metaphor * They must be written so that I can read them

* Make as many similes and metaphors as you can for this word!