Similes and Metaphors! Warm up! … Choose ! ? to end these sentences: There was no one around to be seen I couldn’t believe it Have you ever seen something weird Complete these definitions: A simile is…………………………………………………………………………….. A metaphor is……………………………………………………………………… Are these similes or metaphors? ……………………….. Life is like a box of chocolates. The sun was like a burning light bulb. ………………….. ………………….. The dragon’s teeth were broadswords. The place was like a ghost town. …………………… …………………… The train was a speeding bullet. The tiger’s roar was a hurricane. …………………… ………………… The were as silent as a graveyard. Write a simile about a sunset: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Write a metaphor about a lightning storm: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Similes and Metaphors! Warm up! Choose ! ? … to end these sentences: There was no one around to be seen I couldn’t believe it Have you ever seen something weird Complete these definitions: A simile is…………………………………………………………………………….. A metaphor is……………………………………………………………………… Are these similes or metaphors? Life is like a box of chocolates. ……………………….. The sun was like a burning light bulb. ………………….. The dragon’s teeth were broadswords. ………………….. The place was like a ghost town. …………………… The train was a speeding bullet. …………………… The tiger’s roar was a hurricane. …………………… The were as silent as a graveyard. ………………… Write a simile about a sunset: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Write a metaphor about a lightning storm: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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