1. Identifying Similes and Metaphors

2. Similes and Metaphors Figurative language helps the reader to visualize what is happening – Similes and metaphors are two types. – They should not be taken literally. Knowing the difference can help improve writing

3. The difference Simile Compares two unlike objects Uses words like or as He ran as fast as a gazelle. Metaphor Makes a comparison Does not use like or as States that one thing is or was something else Love is a well-read book.

4. Simile or Metaphor? My mother is a superhero with no wings. The trash weighed as much as whale. His hair became like silk after he washed it. Mr. Mayberry’s homework was a thorn in my flesh. An alligator’s skin, rough like the bark of a tree, is a coveted commodity. Identify the sentences as a simile or metaphor.

5. Simile or Metaphor? My mother is a superhero with no wings. The trash weighed as much as whale. His hair became like silk after he washed it. Mr. Mayberry’s homework was a thorn in my flesh. An alligator’s skin, rough like the bark of a tree, is a coveted commodity. The words is or was signal a metaphor. The words like or as signal a simile.