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similes, metaphors, and multiple meaning words

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Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor.

Similes use like or as, metaphors do not.

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Explain the purpose of similes and metaphors.

To compare 2 things in a fancy way.

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Explain what a multiple meaning word is.

One word with 2 or more different meanings.

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Identify 2 meanings of the word ROLL.

To roll a ball, or to eat a bread roll.

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Identify 2 meanings of the word LIGHT.

Not heavy, or something that illuminates.

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Identify 2 meanings of the word WATCH.

Something you wear that tells time, or to look at something.

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Identify 2 meanings of the word BAT.

A baseball bat, or a flying animal bat.

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Identify 2 meanings of the word BOWL.

A bowl you eat out of, or to go bowling.

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I slept like a log last night. I didn't even wake up during the thunderstorm!

Simile; comparing I and log; means that the person slept very soundly.

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I can tell that Peggy is mad at me. She was as cold as ice to me at the party last night.

Simile; comparing Peggy and ice; means she was giving the cold shoulder

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You should have seen Gary's face when his mom busted him breaking his curfew. His face turned as white as a ghost.

Simile; comparing Gary's face and a ghost; means he was scared

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Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get.

Simile; comparing life and a box of chocolates; means life is unpredictable

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Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.

Simile; comparing Marley and a door-nail; means that he was DEAD dead

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It took me 30 minutes to find a parking spot at the mall this morning. The place was a zoo!

Metaphor; comparing the mall to a zoo; means it was super crowded, chaotic

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Shirl must have a heart of stone because she never visits her sick grandma.

Metaphor; comparing Shirl's heart to stone; means she is unkind

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The snow was a blanket over the roofs of the village.

Metaphor; comparing snow to a blanket; means snow was covering everything

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