Reminders:
•  Similes use “like” or “as” to compare
two unlike things.
•  Metaphors are direct comparisons and
do NOT use “like” or “as.”
ž Simile
– The girl was quiet as a mouse as
she shuffled down the hall.
ž Metaphor – The girl was a quiet mouse as
she shuffled down the hall.
ž Simile – The student cried as loudly as a
newborn when he failed the math test.
ž Metaphor – The student became a crying
newborn when he failed the math test.
Similes (actual text)
ž  “And the motel room, he
knew, would be as dark
as a cave, …” (page 55).
Metaphors (rewritten)
ž  “And the motel room, he
knew, would be a dark
cave, …” (page 55).
ž  “He
ž  “Her
ž  “His
ž  “His
felt them on his skin
like shards of broken
glass.” (page 96).
muscles moved
like a river; …” (page
104).
words were shards
of broken glass on his
skin.” (page 96).
muscles were a
moving river; …” (page
104).
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
The wind blew the grass around as
wildly as ocean waves.
The clouds floated by like lazy
marshmallows.
Shadows are like blades of darkness …
The lake was as smooth as glass in the
evening light.
The steady rain softly pelted the roof
like a drum.