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Identifying Similes and Metaphors
“All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury (textbook pages 68-74)
Directions: Ray Bradbury uses several metaphors and similes to create vivid images in his readers’ imaginations.
Locate six of these metaphors and similes in the story. In the left column, copy the simile or metaphor as it appears
in the text. Identify whether the comparison is a metaphor or a simile, and write the line number(s) where it can be
found. Then, explain the comparison being made. An example is provided for you.
Text from the story
M or S
Line(s)
What is being compared?
“It’s like a penny”
S
72
The sun and a penny