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Metaphors & Similes

Metaphors & Similes. Metaphors. All the world’s a stage. Life's a beach! She’s a ball of fire! Our team was a fighting machine !. Metaphors. Metaphors compare things that aren’t really alike. Her eyes were searchlights. Metaphors.

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Metaphors & Similes

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  1. Metaphors & Similes

  2. Metaphors • All the world’s a stage. • Life's a beach! • She’s a ball of fire! • Our team was a fighting machine!

  3. Metaphors • Metaphors compare things that aren’t really alike. Her eyes were searchlights.

  4. Metaphors The Ferrari was a personal jet, set to take off before dawn.

  5. When he ate, he was a crocodile, opening wide and snapping his jaws suddenly.

  6. All the World’s a Stage • What do you think this means?

  7. All the World’s a Stage

  8. Life’s a Beach • What do you think of when you think of the beach?

  9. Life’s a Beach

  10. She’s a Ball of Fire • Do you think she’s quiet, sad, or full of energy?

  11. She’s a Ball of Fire

  12. Write your Own Metaphor My is a . My car is a puma. My sister has a heart of gold.

  13. Similes • He’s as bold as brass. • She’s as bright as a penny. • That teacher is as hard as nails! • I wish it would rain – it’s as dry as a bone. • Her skin was like sandpaper.

  14. Similes Similes compare things using “like” or “as”

  15. Her hair was LIKE a fierce lion’s mane

  16. He is AS Busy AS a Bee

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