His skin was as cold as ice.
She is sweet like honey.
Metaphor- A figure of speech in which a word of phrase is used to make a comparison without using the words like or as
You are my sunshine.
You’re a brain.
From the reading of Owl Moon
Similes
- And when their voices faded away it was as quiet as a dream.
- Then the owl pumped its great wings and lifted off the branch like a shadow without sound.
Metaphors
- The moon made his face into a silver mask.
- I could feel the cold; as if someone’s icy hand was palm-down on my back.
- It seemed to fit exactly over the center of the clearing and the snow below it was whiter than the milk in a cereal bowl
Simile or Metaphor?
Below you will find 5 phrases. Each phrase is either a simile or a metaphor. Remember a simile is a comparison of two things using the words like or as and a metaphor is a comparison of two things without using the words like or as. Circle the correct figurative language for each sentence.
Example:
As bright as the sunsimilemetaphor
- As wise as an owlsimilemetaphor
- She’s a rocksimilemetaphor
- She has a heart of gold similemetaphor
- As clean as a whistlesimile metaphor
- Busy like a bee similemetaphor
“You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch” lyrics
You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel.
You're as cuddly as a cactus,
And as charming as an eel,
Mr. Grinch!
You're a bad banana,
With a greasy black peel!
You're a monster, Mr. Grinch!
Your heart's an empty hole.
Your brain is full of spiders.
You've got garlic in your soul,
Mr. Grinch!
I wouldn't touch you
With a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole!
You're a vile one, Mr. Grinch!
You have termites in your smile.
You have all the tender sweetness
Of a seasick crocodile,
Mr. Grinch!
Given the choice between the two of you,
I'd take the seasick crocodile!
You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch!
You're a nasty, wasty skunk!
Your heart is full of unwashed socks.
Your soul is full of gunk,
Mr. Grinch!
The three words that best describe you
Are as follows, and I quote,
"Stink, stank, stunk!"
You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch!
You're the king of sinful sots!
Your heart's a dead tomato,
Splotched with moldy, purple spots,
Mr. Grinch!
Your soul is an apalling dump-heap,
Overflowing with the most disgraceful
assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable,
Mangled-up in tangled-up knots!
You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch!
With a nauseous super naus!
You're a crooked jerky jockey,
And you drive a crooked hoss,
Mr. Grinch!
You're a three-decker sauerkraut
and toadstool sandwich,
With arsenic sauce!
Simile (Give two examples of similes) Ex. “You’re as cuddly as a cactus.”
Metaphor (Give two examples of metaphors) Ex. “You really are a heel.”
CREDITS
Book
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Songs and Videos
mars
language rap
song
Spices
Language Song
Perry
is a Highway
a Mean One Mr. Grinch