Similes & Metaphors | English

 Today I have completed another task from the Figurative Language slideshow, I have moved on to this task and already know the definitions and meaning behind both the Similes and the Metaphors. Here is what work I have done on this topic.

Similes - are where you compare two unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
e.g He ran like the wind. She was as strong as a lion.

Metaphors- are where you compare two unlike things using by saying something is something else. 

e.g He is a stonewall, unbreakable by force. The rain is glass shattering against the street.

Highlighting every Simile in each sentence

• My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth.
• The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby geese.
• The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on the hire wire. 
• My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore.

Completing the simile to each sentence

• The cloth was as black as Coal
• The wet ball was as slippery as an Eel
• My little sister is as playful as a Kitten
• The top of this table is as smooth as Silk
• I’ve been as busy as a Bee
• The lamb is as white as Snow

Is it a Simile or Metaphor?

1. As slippery as an eel. - Simile

2. Arnie was a man-mountain. - Metaphor

3. He was a lion in battle. - Metaphor

4. She is as pretty as a picture. - Simile

5. The striker was a goal machine. - Metaphor

6. The torch lit up the room as if the sun had already risen early. - Simile

7. The moon was a misty shadow. - Metaphor

8. My friend has a face like thunder. - Simile

My own Simile & Metaphor:

Simile - He ran as fast as a cheetah

Metaphor - The snow is a white blanket

Simile - The morning temperature was as cold as ice

What have I learnt?

I have learned the difference between both Similes and Metaphors and can easily tell them apart

How does this work show my learning?

I have completed the task and evidence shown that I can tell the differences and tell which is a Smile and which is a Metaphor 

What am I wondering?

Nothing to question about for this topic