PPT-Similes What are similes??

Similes are a way to compare two things using like or as For example if I want to say that somebody swims well I can say they swim like a fish because fish swim well . A Poem of Similes. Similes. Poets often compare one thing to another using a simile.. A similes if a figure of speech that uses the word . like. or . as. to make a comparison.. Create a Simile Poem. Similes and Metaphors. Similes and metaphors are used to compare 2 different things to make a point. Similes compare using like or as. Metaphors compare by referring to one thing as if it were another. Set Up Your Paper to Look Like This. Name. . Date. . Class. _________Comparison Notes. ______. Type:_______________Definition:_________________________________________________________________Examples:_____________________________________________________________________________________My Examples: ___________________ _______________________________. Simile. : . a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. . A simile always uses the words . like. or . as. to make a comparison. . Examples: . It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog. - The Beatles . Brought to you by powerpointpros.com. Teacher’s Menu. Select a mini-lesson that you would like to play. Default mode is . play all.. Play All. Similes. Metaphors. Personification. SIMILES. What is a Simile?. Similes . Similes are comparisons that use the word . like . or . as. Similes help the reader connect with the writing. Ex: The clouds were as fluffy as cotton. . . Examples of Similes. “cute as a kitten,” comparing the way someone looks to the way a kitten looks. Poetry. Review! Poetry Terms!!. Topic?. Theme?. Imagery. ?. Onomatopoeia?. Alliteration?. Similes!!. What is a . simile. ?. A comparison of two unlike items using “like” or “as”. Similes are often used as imagery—to paint a picture in your head by comparing two things.. A Lesson for Aspiring Writers. Descriptive Language. Helps readers to imagine scenery, characters and events.. Uses the five senses:. Sight. Sound. Taste. Touch. Smell. It uses the 5 senses to make comparisons:. Metaphors are in bold ; Similes are underlined From Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling (Scholastic, 1998) ck, which came in very useful as she craning over garden fences , Standards:. 4th: R 3.5 5th: R1.5 6th: R 1.2 7th: R 1.1 8th: R 1.1. Learning Objective. Today we will identify. 1. and interpret. 2. . similes. .. 1 . find. 2. make meaning from. What are we going to do today? P/S. Prose. The Study of Literature. Understanding Your . T. ext. When you were young, you began to gain knowledge of stories. For example, you understood the fable, . The Three Little Pigs. . as a story of three pigs and three different houses. When you were older, you realized the moral behind the fable—the virtues of prudence, caution and wisdom. That’s the difference between knowing and understanding; you knew the plot first and then understood the themes (the purposes or concerns of the writer).. . . Wind. Wakened,. the winged and winsome wind wandered westerly while whistling witchery.. It waltzed whimsically within woodlands - whooshing, then whipping willows. . Worn, it waned. . Across the lines of straighter darker trees,. I like to think some boy's been swinging them.. But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay.. As ice-storms do. Often you must have seen them. Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning. Prose. The Study of Literature. Understanding Your . T. ext. When you were young, you began to gain knowledge of stories. For example, you understood the fable, . The Three Little Pigs. . as a story of three pigs and three different houses. When you were older, you realized the moral behind the fable—the virtues of prudence, caution and wisdom. That’s the difference between knowing and understanding; you knew the plot first and then understood the themes (the purposes or concerns of the writer)..