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When you compare two things to each other, we call this a simile. This is generally done by the use of the words: “is like”, “is as”, “are like”, “are as” or “than”. For an example, let’s look at the sentence: “The city is like a jungle.” In this instance, we are comparing a “city” with a “jungle”.
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Similes are used when someone wants to create a more clear understanding of one thing but uses a different thing to try and give a clearer image of what they want to convey. In the sentence, “The city is like a jungle,” the person is trying to describe how busy and congested a city is. The image of a “jungle” conveys this image much more clearly.
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? His head is as hard as nails. |
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is - as |
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hard - nails |
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head - nails |
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head - hard |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Jason is as clumsy as an ox. |
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Jason - clumsy |
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as - as |
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clumsy - ox |
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Jason - ox |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Mr. Collins is as wise as an owl. |
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Mr. Collins - owl |
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owl - wise |
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Mr. Collins - wise |
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is - as |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? His house looked like a dungeon. |
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His - like |
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house - dungeon |
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looked - like |
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His - dungeon |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Carl’s ego is larger than Mount Everest. |
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Carl - Mount Everest |
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is - than |
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ego - Mount Everest |
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Carl - ego |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Karen and Cindy are as silly as a barrel of monkeys. |
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Karen - Cindy |
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barrel - monkeys |
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silly - monkeys |
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Karen and Cindy - monkeys |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Richard and Stephen are like two peas in a pod. |
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Richard and Stephen - pod |
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peas - pod |
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two - peas |
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like - pod |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? The truck destroyed the house like a tornado. |
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house - tornado |
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destroyed - tornado |
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truck - tornado |
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truck - house |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Her feet were like two ice cubes. |
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Her - ice cubes |
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feet - ice cubes |
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two - ice cubes |
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were - like |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Eating chocolate cake is like being in heaven! |
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eating - like |
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eating - heaven |
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like - heaven |
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chocolate cake - heaven |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? His head is as hard as nails. |
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is - as |
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hard - nails |
[x] |
head - nails |
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head - hard |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Jason is as clumsy as an ox. |
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Jason - clumsy |
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as - as |
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clumsy - ox |
[x] |
Jason - ox |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Mr. Collins is as wise as an owl. |
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[x] |
Mr. Collins - owl |
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owl - wise |
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Mr. Collins - wise |
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is - as |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? His house looked like a dungeon. |
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His - like |
[x] |
house - dungeon |
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looked - like |
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His - dungeon |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Carl’s ego is larger than Mount Everest. |
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Carl - Mount Everest |
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is - than |
[x] |
ego - Mount Everest |
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Carl - ego |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Karen and Cindy are as silly as a barrel of monkeys. |
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Karen - Cindy |
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barrel - monkeys |
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silly - monkeys |
[x] |
Karen and Cindy - monkeys |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Richard and Stephen are like two peas in a pod. |
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[x] |
Richard and Stephen - pod |
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peas - pod |
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two - peas |
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like - pod |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? The truck destroyed the house like a tornado. |
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house - tornado |
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destroyed - tornado |
[x] |
truck - tornado |
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truck - house |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Her feet were like two ice cubes. |
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Her - ice cubes |
[x] |
feet - ice cubes |
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two - ice cubes |
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were - like |
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Can you find the two things that are being compared (similes)? Eating chocolate cake is like being in heaven! |
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eating - like |
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eating - heaven |
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like - heaven |
[x] |
chocolate cake - heaven |
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