Name:

Date:

Class:

Similes and Metaphors

A simile is: ______________________________________________________

Example: ________________________________________________________

In the space below, list all of the similes that you can find in the example poem:

A metaphor is: _________________________________________________

Example: _______________________________________________________

In the space below, list all of the metaphors that you can find in the example poem:

Identify whether the phrases on the slide are similes or metaphors:

1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________
6. ____________________________

Go outside with the class and complete your paint chip. When you are done, look around you.
What do you see? You will get one point of extra credit for every simile you write in the space
below.