📚 Part 1: Understanding Similes and Metaphors

1. What is a simile?

A comparison using "like" or "as"

A word that sounds like what it describes

A direct comparison without "like" or "as"

A rhyming word at the end of a line

2. Which of these is a metaphor?

The wind whispered through the trees

Her voice was like music

The classroom was a zoo

He ran as fast as lightning

3. Identify the simile in this sentence: "The stars sparkled like diamonds in the night sky."

Circle the simile: The stars sparkled like diamonds in the night sky.

4. Complete this simile: The ocean waves were as _____________ as _____________.

✏️ Part 2: Finding Language Features in Poetry

Read this short poem and answer the questions below:

The mountain stands like a giant,
Its peak touching the clouds.
The river is a silver ribbon,
Winding through the valley below.

5. Find and write down the simile from the poem:

6. Find and write down the metaphor from the poem:

7. Explain what picture the metaphor "The river is a silver ribbon" creates in your mind:

8. Why do you think the poet compared the mountain to a giant? What feeling does this create?

9. Write your own simile about the weather today:

The weather today is like _________________________________

10. Write your own metaphor about your classroom:

My classroom is ________________________________________

11. Choose one of your language features from questions 9 or 10. Explain how it creates a vivid picture: