Simile Metaphor Idiom

Mrs. Crown was as busy as a bee this weekend.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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The computer at the back of the class is a dinosaur!

• Simile

• Metaphor

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De'Ja is as fast as lightening.

• Simile

• Metaphor

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My bathtub is a giant pool.

• Metaphor

• Simile

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Mrs. Crown's classroom was a circus when she was absent.

• Metaphor

• Simile

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He is the life of the party.

• Metaphor

• Simile

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The candy is as hard as a rock.

• simile

• metaphor

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The pizzeria was a maze of people waiting for their pizza.

• simile

• metaphor

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The Nintendo Wii cost an arm and a leg!

• was very expensive

• arms and legs are body parts

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What is the definition of a simile?

• Describing non-human things with human characteristics

• A phrase that means something different from what it says

• Describing something by comparing it to something else that may share some characteristics

• A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

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