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.
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.
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!
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.
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