A simile is a comparison between two different things, using the terms like or as.. He was fierce like a lion.[r]
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Similes and Metaphors
Exercise 1: Read each sentence and decide if it is a simile or a metaphor Write S
on the line if it is a simile; write M on the line if it is a metaphor.
Ex: She is a cat when she is at home M
1) He was as big as an elephant _
2) I was a tiger ready to pounce _
3) My pillow is a floating cloud _
4) She has skin soft as silk _
5) He had a long face like that of a horse _
A simile is a comparison between two different things, using the
terms like or as.
He was fierce like a lion.
This soup is as hot as the sun.
A metaphor makes a direct comparison of two unlike things You
can tell the difference between a metaphor and a simile because a
simile uses the words like or as, and a metaphor does not.
Metaphors often use a form of the verb “to be” The verb can be in
the past tense (was, were), the present tense (am, is, are), or
future tense (will be)
He was a fierce lion
Her hair is lump of cotton candy
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Ex: The Moon stared down at me from up in the sky.
1) The aeroplane 2) The lion
3) The table
4) The tree
Biographies
Read this biography written about Alexander Graham Bell.
Personification is when we give human qualities to an object or an
animal It helps to create pictures in our minds and make actions clear
The train screamed as it arrived at the station
The flowers in my garden waved at me
A biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else.
Famous and interesting people usually have biographies written about them For example: Cristiano Ronaldo, Stephen Hawking, Taylor Swift
Occupation: Inventor
Born: March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: August 2, 1922 in Nova Scotia, Canada
Best known for: Inventing the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell is most famous for his invention of the telephone He first became interested in the science of sound because both his mother and wife were deaf His experiments in sound eventually let him to want to send voice signals down a telegraph wire He was able to get some funding and hire his famous assistant Thomas Watson and together they were able to come up with the telephone The first words spoken over the telephone were by Alex on March 10, 1876 They were "Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you"
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text to help you, think of questions to go with the answers below You need to think
carefully about whether they are what, where, why, who, when or how questions.
1 When was he born?
March 3, 1987
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Inventing the telephone
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That was his assistant
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They were "Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you"