Simile and metaphor cot
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The document discusses identifying prepositional phrases and the difference between similes and metaphors. It provides examples of sentences using similes and metaphors that compare two things, and asks the reader to create their own original comparisons of life using similes or metaphors.
Simile and metaphor cot
- 3. Identify the prepositional phrase
- 9. chili sun The chili and the sun are both___________. hot
- 10. 1. The sun is as hot as a chili. 2. A chili is like a sun. 3. The sun is a chili in the sky.
- 13. is a comparison using like or as is a comparison without using like or as
- 14. Encircle the words being compare in the sentence and identify whether the sentence is a or
- 15. 1. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery store shelves.
- 16. 2. As the teacher entered the room she muttered under her breath, “This class is like a three-ring circus!”
- 17. 3. The giant’s steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack.
- 18. 4. The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day.
- 19. 5. I feel like a limp dishrag.
- 20. 6. Those girls are like two peas in a pod.
- 21. 7. The fluorescent light was the sun during the test.
- 22. 8. No one invites Harold to parties because he’s a wet blanket.
- 23. 9. The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dog’s bath.
- 24. 10.Ted was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs.
- 25. Using similes and metaphors, they will make their own sentences by expressing their view of comparison about life. Example: Simile- “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Metaphor- Computer is my life!