Finish the Simile
her shirt is as soft as a ______.
(something soft)
her shirt is as bright as the sun
simile
Comparing how her shirt is a bright color to how the sun is bright.
Do you feel like plastic bag drifting in the wind...
What is the comparison in this simile?
If you know the name of the song or the artist, you get extra points.
simile: comparing a person feeling random feelings to a bag randomly drifting in the wind
Firework by Katy Perry
Metaphors and similes are the same
false
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Idiom
A flash of inspiration
means
very quickly you had a creative idea
or
you saw a bit of lighting in a spirit
very quickly you had a creative idea
Her hair is as fluffy as ______.
(something fluffy)
George's dad is a rock.
metaphor
comparing how George's dad doesn't change his mind to how a rock is solid.
clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
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simile
comparing: a person feeling like they are not complete, to a room that doesn't have a roof
Happy by Pharrell Williams
similes have the word "as" or the word "like"
true
Freddy is like a brother to George.
Simile.
spiraled has TWO meanings: a continuous curve AND which one:
circled downward
or
dance crazy
circled downward
the dog was as dirty as a _______.
(something dirty)
George heard Annie crying like a little puppy.
Simile. Comparing the sound of Annie's crying to the sound of a puppy crying.
we can pretend like airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars
simile: comparing the lights on airplanes look like shooting stars
B.o.B. Airplanes
Similes are used to express information in an interesting way.
True.
Annie thinks George's mom's broccoli muffins are like chocolate cake.
Simile
indignant
to be angry about something that is unfair
or
to have dignity, but get angry
to be angry about something that is unfair
the elephant was as big as a ____ .
(something big)
Annie is as cuddly as a puppy.
I´m going to miss you like a child misses their blanket
simile
comparing how a child, who is strongly attached to a blanket, feels when they lose their blanket to a person missing another person.
A simile is just something that writers use to confuse the readers.
false: a simile is a way that writers expressing information in an interesting way.
George was worried that Ringo was on his tail.
idiom
vital clue
means: an important bit of information
or
a detective
an important bit of information
he was as mean as a _____.
Auburn students are dynamite.
metaphor
Comparing how Auburn students are powerful to how dynamite is powerful.
“And back and forth we sway like branches in a storm"
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simile
compares a relationship that has good times and bad times or ups and downs, like how a branch sways up and down during a storm
Sunday Morning by Maroon Five
A simile compares two things that are NOT alike.
true
There you go George! That's the spirit! We'll show them, won't we? He beamed at George.
idiom
A synonym for vital is
critical
or
title
or a fun game