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Title: Metaphor or Simile?


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Metaphor or Simile?
  • Watch out for links to poetry from different
    cultures!

2
Simile
  • A simile is when a thing is said to be similar to
    something else.
  • He ate like a pig.
  • (We know that he isnt really a pig, but the way
    he eats is similar to a pig. This is a simile.)

3
Metaphor
  • A metaphor is when a thing is described as being
    something that it cannot be.
  • He is a pig.
  • (We know that he cannot actually be a pig, so
    this is a metaphor.)

4
So
Eats like a pig simile
Is a pig metaphor
Oink!
5
Your Task
  • You have to identify the metaphors and similes
    hidden in the sentences.
  • Beware I have set some cunning traps.
  • Extra points if you spot the links to poetry from
    different cultures!

6
  • Mrs. Wilkes had a face like thunder when she
    realised that her pen collection had gone
    missing.
  • There was a smell like rotting meat one of the
    dogs had broken wind. I felt like being sick.
  • The hurricane was like a ship speeding across the
    sea. Where did it come from?
  • I liked the show I was going to burst with joy.
  • I wanted to explain why I had forgotten about my
    homework but my tongue was twisted.
  • I looked at myself in the mirror it was like
    meeting another me!
  • Jenny looked like a bright orange in her dress.
    She wondered if her friends would like it they
    all wore different clothes.
  • You dont understand me! Richards temper was
    as tight as an elastic band. Que hablan idiomas
    diferentes! Juan replied.

7
Did you get it right?
  • Did you see the links to the poems from different
    cultures?
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