Understanding Similes

Front

A simile describes something by comparing it to another thing

Back

_______ is/are as _____ ____ as a ____.

Redwoods are as tall as a 37 story building.

Front

a 37 story building

Back

Example of a noun in a simile

Front

trunk

Back

main support of a tree

Front

Image of a bird's nest

Back

shelter

Front

Redwood tree sprouts

Back

New sprouts can grow from burls in a parent tree trunk

Front

redwood tree sprout

Back

Front

Conifers

Back

Trees that bear seeds in cones

Front

Shallow root system

Back

The roots are intertwined.