Idioms
That test was a piece of cake!
The test was easy.
The test was hard.
She is working hard all the time.
She looks like a bee!
The cheetah was as quick as lightning.
Very quick
Very slow
The room was as quiet as a mouse
Simile
What is an idiom?
Phrases/sentence that mean EXACTLY what the words say.
Break a leg tonight in your play!
I hope you get hurt
Good luck!
I felt like a fish out of water!
I couldn't breathe.
I felt out of place.
The basketball player was as tall as a giraffe!
Super tall
Super short
Hold your horses!
Slow down and wait!
Grab your horses before they run away!
I feel blue today.
I am wearing the color blue.
I'm sad or feeling down.
The artist sang like an angel
Good singer
Bad singer
After laying in the sun all day, he was a lobster!
Metaphor
What is a simile?
A comparison of two things using the words 'like' or 'as.'
A way to imagine how one thing is the same as another thing because they have the same characteristics.
You are your brother are two peas in a pod.
You are always together and get along great.
You guys don't like each other.
Hard work is the key to success.
You need a key to be successful.
You need to work hard to be successful.
I slept like a baby last night
Slept bad
I will try a pickle when pigs fly!
Something that I want to do.
Today has been a roller coaster of emotions.
I have had a really fun day.
I have had a lot of different emotions today.
Michael Phelps swims like a fish!
Good swimmer
Bad swimmer
The trampoline I got for my birthday was the icing on the cake!
Idiom
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two things using the words 'like' or 'as.'
A way to imagine how one thing is the same as another thing because they have the same characteristics.