Similes and metaphors

A ____ is a comparison using "like" or "as"

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.

• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Identify the metaphor.

• Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
• He was as tall as a skyscraper.
• He was as fast as a cheetah.
• The toddler was like a wild monkey.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Identify the simile.

• The busy store is a beehive.
• He was a broken record.
• The hurricane was a monster.
• Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

His nose was as red as a ripe strawberry.

What two things are being compared?

• nose and red

• red and a strawberry

• nose and a strawberry

• red and ripe

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:

• Idiom
• simile
• hyperbole
• metaphor

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What does "She has been living in a bubble" mean?

• She does not know a lot about what is happening in the world around her

• She legitimately lives in a giant bubble

• She knows a lot about what is happening in the world around her

• She lives in a giant clear plastic ball

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does "The athlete was as tough as nails" mean?

• The athlete was not very tough

• The athlete had a pretty manicure

• The athlete was a giant cry baby

• The athlete was very tough

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does "Mr. Brown has a heart of stone" mean?

• Mr. Brown is very caring

• Mr. Brown is not very caring

• Mr. Brown's heart is legitimately a rock

• Mr. Brown is really Dwane "The Rock" Johnson

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4