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Metaphors & Similes

Metaphors & Similes

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6th Grade

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CCSS
L.4.5A, L.5.5A, RL.5.4

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Elsa Munoz

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5 Slides • 7 Questions

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Metaphors & Similes

August 27, 2021

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​Warm Up

​What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Can you give an example of each?

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​What is a simile?

  • the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using "like" or "as"

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​What is a metaphor?

  • a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

  • ​DOES NOT use "like" or "as"

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Multiple Choice

Love is a battlefield.

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Multiple Choice

My roof look like a no show,

Got diamonds on the boatload

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Multiple Choice

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Ogres are like onions.

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Multiple Choice

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You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog, cryin’ all the time.

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Multiple Choice

It’s like shooting fish in a barrel.

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Multiple Choice

A tornado flew around my room before you came

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Multiple Choice

My receipts be looking like phone numbers

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Metaphor

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Simile

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