Homework: January 26

Hello Everyone!  

Today we continued to work with similes and metaphors.

Reminder: Both make comparisons between two things or people

Metaphors make direct comparisons

Similes use LIKE or AS

To explain a metaphor or simile, we have to use what we know about the word to explain the comparison.

For example:  She is a diamond

I know that diamonds are: Strong, beautiful, valuable, rare, unique, sparkly

Instead of saying all of those things, I just compare the person to a diamond since it has all of those qualities.

For Homework: Read the statements below.  

All levels: Determine if it is a metaphor or a simile.

Level 1: Pick one to explain

Level 2: Pick two to explain

Level 3: Explain all three please

 

1. ______ “The street was like a market place that had suddenly been abandoned.”

2. ______ “The doors were nailed up; the way back was finally cut off. The world was a cattle wagon hermetically sealed.”

3. _______ “A great tidal wave of men came rolling onward and would have crushed me like an ant.”

Folks at home sign: _________________________

Please complete 20 minutes of IXL daily.