1. Metaphor and Simile • Simile – A comparison using like or as. • Metaphor – A comparison without using like or as.

2. Examples of Metaphor • His face was a blue moon pocked with craters. • Her eyes were darting searchlights, scanning the room for her rival. • The Ferrari was a personal jet, set to take off before dawn. • His teeth were hardened blue cheese nuggets, speckled with green and blue. • When he ate, he was a crocodile, opening wide and snapping his jaws suddenly for the kill. • Her house was a wild circus act, decked out in hot pink and lavender, coated with green dots.

3. Examples of Metaphor • She was a walking color wheel, always wearing just about every shade possible, all at once. • He was a stainless steel ruler, tall, straight and always measured in response. • Her hair was a fierce lion's mane, never washed and sticking out in wild directions. • Her elderly fingers were thin gnarled branches, twisting oddly from the stem of her palms. • Her purse was a soft-sided trash bin, filled to the top with bits of used tissues, crumpled papers, and a half-eaten apple. • lavender, coated