This type of comparison uses the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
A comparison that says one thing is another thing (without using "like" or "as").
What is a metaphor?
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This part of speech shows an action or a state of being (like "is," "am," "are").
What is a verb?
This part of speech describes a noun (it tells you what kind or how many).
What is an adjective?
The two words that are the "clues" for a simile.
What are "like" and "as"?
The two things being compared in: "Her smile is sunshine."
What are "her smile" and "sunshine"?
The noun in this sentence: "The dog ran quickly."
What is "dog"?
The action verb in this sentence: "The students read every day."
What is "read"?
The adjective in this sentence: "I saw a big truck."
What is "big"?
The two things being compared in: "He is as strong as an ox."
What are "he" (or "his strength") and "an ox"?
Identify the metaphor: "He is a shining star on the team."
What is "He is a shining star"?
The two nouns in this sentence: "The teacher opened the book."
What are "teacher" and "book"?
The "state of being" verb in this sentence: "She is very smart."
What is "is"?
The adjective in this sentence: "The red apple was juicy."
What is "red" or "juicy"?
Finish this simile: "The snow was soft like a..."
What is....
"The world is a stage." Is this a simile or a metaphor?
What is a metaphor? (It doesn't use "like" or "as.")
This type of noun names a specific person or place and always starts with a capital letter.
What is a proper noun?
The two verbs in this sentence: "He ran to the store and bought milk."
What are "ran" and "bought"?
The two adjectives in this sentence: "The happy girl found three coins."
What are "happy" and "three"?
Create a simile that compares a fast car to an animal.
What is "The car is as fast as a cheetah" or "The car runs like a cheetah"?
Create a metaphor that says a test was very easy.
What is..
Identify the proper noun in this sentence: "We are going to Disneyland."
What is "Disneyland"?
Use the verb "jump" in a complete sentence.
What is "I jump on the trampoline," "The frog jumps," etc.?
Use two different adjectives to describe "the sun."
What is "the hot, bright sun," "the yellow, big sun," etc.?