Snow White

Hair as black as midnight

Skin as white as

snowLips as red as blood

SIMILE

A Simile is a comparison between two unlike things that

have something in common.

It uses the words like or as to make a comparison.

EXAMPLES:

He eats like a pig.My hands are as cold as

ice.

She is as pretty as a princess.

Love is like a lemon: either bitter or sweet.

METAPHOR

A Metaphor is directly comparing two unlike

things that have something in common

without using the words like or as.

EXAMPLES:

The forest was a dark and frightening

battlefield.You are the light in my

life.A blanket of snow

covered the streets.

Let’s try these!

My brother’s head is as hard as a rock.

EXAMPLE:

SIMILE

SIMILEAnne’s voice is as

loud as the speakers.

My coffee is as hot as a sun.

SIMILE

METAPHORBabies are angels in

the eyes of everybody.

METAPHORMy father is a

courageous lion.

SIMILEThat old woman walks

like a turtle.

SEATWORK #5Identify the

following statements whether Simile or Metaphor.

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

1. Trina was as nervous as a cat

with a long tail in a room full of rocking

chairs.

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

2. Caveman smelled like a

skunk after days of not bathing.

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

3. My sister has a heart of stone because she

cannot forgive me.

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

4. Marco’s foot odor was as deadly as a

gun.

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

5. You are a beautiful flower

who blooms in the morning.

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

1. Trina was as nervous as a cat

with a long tail in a room full of rocking

chairsSIMILE

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

2. Caveman smelled like a

skunk after days of not bathing.

SIMILE

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

3. My sister has a heart of stone because she

cannot forgive me.METAPHOR

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

4. Marco’s foot odor was as deadly as a

gun.

SIMILE

SIMILE or METAPHOR?

5. You are a beautiful flower

who blooms in the morning.

METAPHOR

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