Similes and Metaphors

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A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is an example of a __________________ .

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Simile

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A comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as" is an example of a ________________.

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Metaphor

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Keep your chin up.

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Stay positive.

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What does this metaphor mean? The baby girl's smile was the sun on dark days.

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The baby girl's smile made other people happy.

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Similes and metaphors both make...

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Comparisons

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Why do we use similes and metaphors in talking or writing?

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To create vivid and interesting pictures in our minds.

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When do we use similes and metaphors in communicating messages to others?

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All of the above (songs, stories and books, ads on TV, texting with friends)

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He was so scared that he turned as white as a ghost. (Simile or Metaphor?)

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simile

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The band played as loud as a sonic boom.

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simile

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Identify the simile:

The tree danced in the wind.

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The cat is the devil.

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She is as tall as a tree!

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My backpack weighs a thousand tons!

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She is as tall as a tree!