Similes and Metaphors

What is a simile?

• a comparison using the words "like" or "as"

• a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

• An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

• a type of poem in which two things are compared

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

• A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

• An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

• A type of poem in which two things are compared

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The house was a carnival

• The house was noisy like a carnival

• The house had a carnival-like atmosphere

• The carnival moved into the house

Math is like a puzzle that never ends.

• simile

• metaphor

Identify the metaphor

• My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.

• My heart is a muscle.

• My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.

• My heart is like a muscle.

My big brother is a couch potato.

• simile

• metaphor

A metaphor compares two things NOT using the words...

• have and of

• like and as

• to have and to hold

• simile

What is an example of a metaphor?

• Her hair was as yellow as the sun.

• His hands were as cold as ice.

• Fourth-grade has the heart of a lion.

• The house was like a circus!

What is the definition of a simile?

• Don't know, don't care

• Comparing two things using HAVE and WHAT

• Comparing two things using BUT and WHO

• Comparing two things using LIKE and AS

What is the definition of a metaphor?

• Comparing two things using like or as.

• Comparing two different things NOT using like or as.

• Silly sentences using animals and people.

• Things that have people like characteristics.