1. Metaphors and Similes (With me, Mrs. Cannon)

2. Similes and metaphors describe something by comparing it to something else.

3. Similes always use like or as. Metaphors say that something is something else.

4. For example…

5. Let’s compare these windows to Jolly Ranchers. Yes, that is me.

6. Are the windows actually Jolly Ranchers? No.

7. If they were, we would not be comparing two different things.

8. A simile: The windows are like Jolly Ranchers.

9. A metaphor: The windows are Jolly Ranchers.

10. Another simile: The windows are as colorful as Jolly Ranchers.

11. We could compare the windows to other things too.

12. The windows are like colored tissue paper. (Simile)

13. The windows are made of rainbows. (Metaphor)

14. Using metaphors and similes makes our writing more vivid. Who wants to settle for saying that the windows are colorful when you can compare them to candy?

15. Have questions? Just let me know! I will respond as quickly as a bolt of lightning.

16. By the way, that was a simile…