Similes vs Metaphors

Your smile is as bright as the sun.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Your hug is a warm blanket on a cold day.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Watching a chess game is like watching grass grow.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

They were like two peas in a pod.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

When he was grounded from video games, his home was a prison.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

His eyes started to get as wide as the sun.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Mike drives too fast and is a road hog.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

They both went tumbling down like bowling pins.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

His sister's eyes were filled with rage like fire.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Jeffrey is an ox.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4