As you have learned, a simile is a literary device comparing two things using the words like or as.

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Identify a Simile

• As you have learned, a simile is a literary
  device comparing two things using the words like
  or as.
• In the following activities, you will be asked to
  find the simile matching the illustration.
• Click the old man icon to get started.

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Identify a Simile
old
man
hills
as
as
Click a button to identify the simile represented
by the illustration.
The old man is walking away from the hills.
The man is as old as the hills.
The man is old and so are the hills.
As an old man walks away from the the hills
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Oops!
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Yes! You got it right!
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Identify a Simile
brave
boy
lion
as
as
Click a button to identify the simile represented
by the illustration.
The boy is talking about brave soldiers and lions.
As the boy spoke, the brave soldiers faced the lion.
The boy is brave and so are soldiers and lions.
The boy giving his first speech was as brave as a lion.
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Oops!
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Yes! You got it right!
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Identify a Simile
stale bread
hard
nails
as
as
Click a button to identify the simile represented
by the illustration.
The stale bread is hard and so are nails..
The stale loaf of bread was as hard as nails.
As the stale bread hardens, nails get rusty.
The construction worker carried stale bread in his hardhat.
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Oops!
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Yes! You got it right!
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Identify a Simile
dry
plant
bone
as
as
Click a button to identify the simile represented
by the illustration.
As the plant dried up, the camel found a bone.
The houseplant and the desert are bone dry.
The houseplant became as dry as a bone.
Plants and bones in the desert are so dry.
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Oops!
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Yes! You got it right!
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Congratulations!
You have successfully identified several similes.
You are now ready to move on to choosing the
appropriate simile for a scenario! Return to the
wiki to continue.