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Similes and Metaphors by RoomRecess.com

Writing

bking20

May 13, 2019

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3rd Grade

Two types of figurative writing are similes and metaphors

Writers love to express thoughts in creative ways. Often, it allows the reader to better understand an idea. Two types of figurative writing are similes and metaphors. Assimile is a comparison between two things, using the words like or as. Here is an example of assimile. My pillow is as soft as a cloud. Because the writer is comparing a pillow to a cloud and using the word as to make the comparison, this is assimilate. Here's another example of assimile, except this time, the comparison is being made using the word like. Jeff is like a cheetah when he runs a race. In this example, the writer is comparing Jeff to a cheetah, probably because Jeff is fast. 

Since the writer used the word like to make the comparison, this is a simile. Metaphors are almost exactly like similes, except a metaphor makes a comparison without using the words like or as. Look at this example of a metaphor. My father is such a clown during dinner. This is a metaphor because the writer is comparing their father to a clown without using the words like or as. Remember, both similes and metaphors are comparisons. However, similes make the comparison using the words like or as, whereas metaphors compare two things without using the words like or as.

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