Similes
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using the words 'like' or
'as _ as _'
"The voice was like fingernails on a chalkboard"
Guess the ending of these similes.
As blind as a...
As blind as a bat
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Sleep like a...
Sleep like a baby
Snug as a...
Snug as a bug in a rug
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Cunning as a...
Watch like a...
Fight like...
Fight like cats and dogs
A lot of similes are cliches. That means they are overused and not very original.
Let's write some non-cliched similes!
As silly as a...
Jumping like a...
As unusual as...
Falling like...
As untidy as...
As hungry as...
Remember: Similes always use the word 'like' or 'as ___ as ___'
Test: Similes always have which words?
"LIKE" or "AS _ AS _"
Similes in poetry
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
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Guess what animal this traditional poem is describing.
Neck like a drake
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Back like a beam
Photo by FRAMES OF MIND ~ Chris Preen
