Learning Objective: Today we will define and identify similies and metaphors.

A simile uses the clue words like or as to make the comparison.

A simile is an example of figurative language.Figurative language provides a more “colorful”

way of expressing something.

An example of a simile is:“Without his glasses, the man was

as blind as a bat!”What clue word lets you know this is a simile?What two things are being compared?What does the simile mean?

The man could not see

as

Man and bat

An example of a simile is:The boys sounded like a bunch of

wild monkeys. What clue word lets you know this is a simile?What two things are being compared?What does the simile mean?

Boys making a lot of noise

like

Boys and monkeys

An example of a simile is:This package is as light as a

feather.What clue word lets you know this is a simile?What two things are being compared?What does the simile mean?

Package is not heavy at all

as

Package and feather

An example of a simile is:The wrestler was as strong as a an

ox.What clue word lets you know this is a simile?What two things are being compared?What does the simile mean?

Strength is being compared

as

Wrestler and ox

Does the sentence contain a simile?

The girl’s voice was as quiet as a mouse.

He is as tall as a giraffe.She likes to eat ice cream like her friend.

His face turned as white as snow.

yes

yes

no

yes

Use your whiteboard to answer yes or no.

Metaphors compare two very different things as if they were the same in some way.Metaphors do not use as or like to compare.

For example: The sunlight was a shower of gold on the

garden.

It states something as if it is true.

An example of a metaphor is:The traffic was a long snake of

headlights. What two things are being compared?What does the metaphor mean?

Traffic and snake

there was a long line of traffic

An example of a metaphor is:To the small children, the tall man

was a mountain. What two things are being compared?What does the metaphor mean?

Man and mountain

The man is very big in height

An example of a metaphor is:The dancer was a spinning top on

the stage.What two things are being compared?What does the metaphor mean?

Dancer and spinning top

The dancer moved very fast on the stage.

Does the sentence contain a metaphor?

His bed feels as hard as a rock. The cellar was an underground cave.

My dog is a mop with legs.He lifted the weights as if they were feathers.

no

yes

yes

no

Use your whiteboard to answer yes or no.