Similes and Metaphors Similes Simile comparing 2 unlike

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Similes and Metaphors

Similes and Metaphors

Similes Simile: comparing 2 unlike things using like or as Example: She was as

Similes Simile: comparing 2 unlike things using like or as Example: She was as busy as a bee Example: I felt as free as a bird Example: _____ was as _______ as a ______.

Metaphor: comparing 2 unlike things saying one is the other Example: She is a

Metaphor: comparing 2 unlike things saying one is the other Example: She is a bear when she’s angry. Example: My classroom is a zoo. Example: _____ is a _____.

Your Examples • • • School is as boring as watching paint dry. Country

Your Examples • • • School is as boring as watching paint dry. Country music is red ants all over your legs. School is like being forced to eat broccoli. Country music is boring. Country music is heaven on earth. When I'm happy I do better in school. I am an awesome person. Sleeping in is like heaven. Rain is like mother nature crying.

Firework: Katy Perry http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=s 3 P 9 fy. JEu 6

Firework: Katy Perry http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=s 3 P 9 fy. JEu 6 E Do you ever feel like a plastic bag Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in? Do you ever feel already buried deep? Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing Do you know that there's still a chance for you 'Cause there's a spark in you? You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine Just own the night like the 4 th of July 'Cause baby, you're a firework Come on, show 'em what you're worth Make 'em go, oh, oh As you shoot across the sky

"Mean" Taylor Swift You, with your words like knives And swords and weapons that

"Mean" Taylor Swift You, with your words like knives And swords and weapons that you use against me You have knocked me off my feet again Got me feeling like I'm nothing You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard Calling me out when I'm wounded You picking on the weaker man