Food
Sara is as sweet as pie
Sara is being compared to pie
She's as tall as a giraffe.
She is being compared to a giraffe
The rock was as round as a ball.
The rock is being compared to a ball.
Jan is as mean as a snake.
Jan is being compared to a snake.
That name is as common as dirt.
That name is being compared to dirt.
Michael is as cool as a cucumber
Ms. Nesseth is as blind as a bat.
Ms. Nesseth is being compared to a bat.
What is a simile?
A comparison of two things using the words like or as
Ew, Jack eats like a pig.
Jack is being compared to a pig.
This board is as tough as nails.
The board is being compared to nails.
The street is as flat as a pancake
The street is being compared to a pancake.
Is this a simile...
I like pizza
no!
I can't grab it! The ball is as slippery as a seal!
The ball is being compared to a seal.
Her hair was as smooth as...
...silk!
The road is as black as coal.
The road is being compared to coal.
These shoes are so cool! They'll sell like hotcakes.
Shoes are being compared to hotcakes.
Mrs. Smith is as busy as a bee.
Mrs. Smith is being compared to a bee.
Please speed up! You're as slow as...
...molasses!
He's so tired. He sleeps like a baby..
He is being compared to a baby.
The desk is spotless. It's as clean as a
whistle
Gross! This meat is as tough as
leather
He's as strong as an...
...ox
This is as easy as...
..taking candy from a baby
...pie
He's as strong as an...
...ox
Grab a hat! My ears are as cold as...
...ice!