Similes & Metaphors

Similes & Metaphors

Similes

Highlight the simile in each sentence:

My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth.The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby geese.The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on the hire wire. My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore.

Use one of these words to complete the sentences:

Silk

Bee

Kitten

Coal

Eel

Snow

The cloth was as black as coal.
The wet ball was as slippery as an eel.
My little sister is as playful as a kitten.
The top of this table is as smooth as silk.
I’ve been as busy as a bee.
The lamb is as white as snow.

Is it simile or metaphor?

As slippery as an eel. - Simile

Arnie was a man-mountain. - Metaphor

He was a lion in battle.  - Metaphor

She is as pretty as a picture. - Simile

The striker was a goal machine.  - Metaphor

The torch lit up the room as if the sun had already risen early. - Simile

The moon was a misty shadow. - Metaphor

My friend has a face like thunder. - Simile

My own similes and metaphors:

3 Similes:

Your scream is as loud as the lion's roar.

The water is clear as a crystal.

He's as tall as a giraffe.

3 Metaphors:

He was a beast when he got serious.

That person is a skyscraper.

My friend was a bulldozer when he rammed through them.

What am I learning?

I am learning to identify and form similes and metaphors.

How does this work show my learning?

This works shows my learning by understanding the difference of similes and metaphor and creating 3 examples of them.

What am I wondering?

I am not wondering anything.