Similes and Metaphors
Similes and Metaphors. What do you imagine when you read this sentence?. Your heart is made of ice. . What do you imagine when you read this sentence?. He smelled as bad as a dog. . What do you imagine when you read this sentence?. My bag is as heavy as a ton of bricks. Simile.
Similes and Metaphors
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What do you imagine when you read this sentence? Your heart is made of ice.
What do you imagine when you read this sentence? He smelled as bad as a dog.
What do you imagine when you read this sentence? My bag is as heavy as a ton of bricks.
Simile is a comparison of two unlike things by using the words “like” or “as”.
Simile Children are like sponges absorbing knowledge.
Metaphor is a direct comparison of two unlike things that may typically use words “is”, “are”, or “was”.
Metaphor They are two peas in a pod.
Similes and Metaphors Comparing and contrasting similes and metaphors: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/venn/
Similarities and Differences Knowing the similarities and differences between a simile and a metaphor help you identify which poetic device is being used in a sentence.
What two things are being compared in this sentence? The sun was a furnace.
What two things are being compared in this sentence? Carol was like a ray of sunshine on a gloomy day.
What two things are being compared in this sentence? His voice is like velvet.
Independent Practice Write a simile or metaphor describing some aspect of this picture:
Independent Practice Write a simile or metaphor describing some aspect of this picture:
Independent Practice Write a simile or a metaphor describing some aspect of this picture:
Change to a metaphor Parker is as hungry as a horse.
Change to a simile The inside of the house was a freezer.
Closing What is a simile?
Closing What is a metaphor?
Closing Metaphor or Simile: Jimmy is as tall as a mountain
Closing Metaphor or Simile: His voice is velvet