Similes and Metaphors Lesson

As swiftly as a bird is an example of a

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• Metaphors compare two things and similes do not.

• Metaphors give human actions to non-humans, but similes compare two things

• Metaphors use "like" or "as" and similes do not

• Similes use "like" or "as" and metaphors do not

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as

• hyperbole

• inference

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A comparison of two unlike things, WITHOUT using the words like or as

• metaphor

• repetition

• simile

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• Time is a thief.

• The world is a stage.

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DOK Level 1: Recall

CCSS.L.4.5.a

Metaphor or simile?

• metaphor

• simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

True or false?

Similes and metaphors compare two things that have like or similar qualities.

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Metaphor or simile?

• metaphor

• simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Differentiate between the following sentences and identify which one is a metaphor: "The night was as dark as coal." "The night was a dark blanket."

• Sentence 1 is a metaphor.

• Sentence 2 is a metaphor.

• Both sentences are metaphors.

• Neither sentence is a metaphor.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Language not meant to be taken literally. Similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole are all types of this.

• inference

• figurative language

• archaic language

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4