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Question 2
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Question 3
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Highlight the phrase within the following sentence that is a simile.
"The shadows thrown forom her candle stretched out like fingers crawling against the floor."
Question 4
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Question 5
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What does it mean in "You're a Mean one, Mr. Grinch" when Dr. Suess said "He's as cuddly as a cactus; He's as charming as an eel."
Question 6
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Write a simile that describes how tall our principal is.
Question 7
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Why would an author want to use similes in their writing?
Question 8
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Give an example of something you could compare the temperature in the room to, to indicate that it is very cold.
What is a simile?
An object or animal with human characteristics
A sentence using the word 'like' or 'as'
Any comparison of two things
A comparison between two things using the words 'like' or 'as'
Identify which examples are similes. There may be more than one.
Love is an open door.
Life is like a box of chocolates.
She is as cool as a cucumber.
My brother is a clown.
I dropped my ice cream on the ground - splat!
The trees whispered in the wind.
I'm serious as a heartattack.
Choose the best ending for the simile:
"Peter was as brave as..."
a pigeon
a lion
a zebra
a puppy