Similes and Poetry

Similes using 'like"

100

 Finish this simile: "Like a ______ in the wind."

leaf, plastic bag, kite...

200

Finish this simile: "Runs like a ______."

 (e.g., "cheetah," "racecar.")

300

 Finish this simile: "Smiles like a ______."

"sun," "happy clown."

400

Finish this simile: "Stings like a ______."

"bee," "needle."

Similes using"as"

100

 "As big as a ______."

"house," "elephant."

200

"As quiet as a ______."

"mouse," "library."

300

 Finish this simile: "As bright as a ______."

"sun," "light."

400

Finish this simile: "As heavy as a ______."

 "rock," "elephant"

Poetry

100

True or False — A sentence that uses "like" or "as" to compare two things is called a simile.

TRUE

200

Change this phrase into a simile: "The car is very fast."

 "The car is as fast as a cheetah." or "The car is like a rocket.")

300

What is it called when a phrase a repeated many times  (over and over) in a text? 

"I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them Sam I am."

Repetition

400

What are two qualities about poetry?

Repetition

Rhyming

Expressive language 

Similes