Similes and Metaphors

Match the following

• • Simile

• to look at two things and see how they are the same and different

• Compare

• compares two unlike things by NOT using “like” or “as”

• Metaphors

• compares two unlike things by using “like” or “as”

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Simile or Metaphor?

Math is like a puzzle that never ends.

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.5.5A

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or Metaphor?

Life is like a box of chocolates.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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Simile or Metaphor?
He is a night owl because he stays up late.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Simile or Metaphor?
That girl is as tough as nails.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.5.5A

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Which example is a simile?

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CCSS.L.5.5A

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Which example is a metaphor?

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Ana is as slow as a snail in the mornings.

What does this simile mean?

• Ana is moving fast

• Ana is not moving

• Ana moves very slow

• Ana is sitting down

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

He is a bear when he wakes up in the morning.

What does this metaphor mean?

• he is nice in the morning

• he is angry and grumpy in the morning

• he has hair in the morning

• he is funny in the morning

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Mia's face was as red as a tomato when she fell on the floor.

What does this simile mean?

• Mia likes tomatoes

• Mia was very happy

• Mia was very embarassed (avergonzada)

• Mia was tired (cansada)

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D