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Similes & Metaphors

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Figurative Language language expanded beyond its ordinary literal meaning - uses comparisons to express a fitting relationship between things that are essentially different
literal the actual or exact meaning of a word or phrase
Simile A comparison of two unlike objects using the words "like" or "as".
Metaphor A comparison of 2 unlike objects NOT using the words "like" or "as", but stating one IS the other.
Metaphor Ripe tomatoes are pieces of heaven in my garden.
Simile He ran like a locomotive speeding down the track.
Metaphor He is a lion. He thinks he rules the class.
Simile She's as cute as a button.
Metaphor My father was the sun and the moon to me.
Simile She is like a bowl of jelly.
Simile What happens to a dream deferred? Does is dry up like a raisin in the sun?
Metaphor He was a library of information about baseball.
Metaphor Black holes are phantoms lurking in deep space.
Simile The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us.
Simile The sand of the shore was like a warm pillow.
Simile The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight.
Simile The lettuce was as crisp as an early fall morning.
Metaphor "Chocolate is my ray of sunshine on a bad day," admitted Reena.
Simile "I feel like road kill; it's been a rough week," announced Jenna as she walked in to class.
Metaphor The dog was a jack-in-the-box, trying to jump up on the visitors.
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