Simile or Metaphor?
Her hair fell down her back like a waterfall.
simile
The room was as dark as night.
the darkness of the room and night, the lights are off and it is dark like night
That is just the way the cookie crumbles.
that's just the way it is
What is homograph?
words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
She is as quiet as a mouse.
simile
Carla is a tadpole in the pool.
Carla and a tadpole, she swims as good as a tadpole
I need all eyes on me.
please pay attention
What are the two different meanings of the word "tear?"
to rip and a drop of water from the eye
Carlos was a tornado when he was getting ready for his baseball game.
metaphor
Frank was a rocket during the school race.
Frank and a rocket, he runs as fast as a rocket
A slip of the tongue.
I said something I didn't mean to say
What are the two different meanings of the word "well?"
all right and a source of water
The car in traffic was like a turtle meandering home.
simile
My friend is like a bear in the morning when she first wakes up.
My friend and a bear - she is unhappy/groucy and scary in the morning
You took the words right out of my mouth.
you said exactly what I was going to say
When you see a homograph in a text, what can you use to find out what it means?
context clues
When it comes to spelling words, Rebecca is a dictionary.
metaphor
His sandpaper voice scared me.
his voice and sandpaper- his voice is ruff like sandpaper
I had to pay through the nose.
it was really expensive
Why is understanding the context important when reading a sentence with a homograph?
To determine which of the two meanings of the word is being used
Explain what this means: The baby was clinging to her mom like Velcro when the babysitter arrived.
The baby would not let go