Similes and Metaphors

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Similes and Metaphors
Authors use similes and metaphors to make their
writing more interesting and fun. Similes and
metaphors are used to compare one thing to
something else.
This tire is as flat as a pancake!
Tom is a big, cuddly panda bear!
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...compare two unlike objects using 'like'or 'as'.
Example The crazy girl is silly
as
a _______________.
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...compare two things without using the words
like or as. A metaphor states
that one thing
is
another.
Ex
Ashley is always grouchy. She is a ______________.
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Directions Underline (or highlight) the two
things that are being compared. Then, tell
whether the item is a simile or a metaphor.
1. Josè ate the whole pizza. He is a hog!
2. Anyone could lift Alyssa into the air she is
a feather.
3. Marissa was embarrased she was naked as a
jaybird!
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You are to create one simile
and one metaphor of your own.
Then, find five examples of simile
or metaphor in Gary Soto's story,
The Challenge.