A simile is where two things are directly compared because they share a common feature. The word AS or LIKE is used to compare the two words. Eg. As cold AS a dog's nose

A metaphor also compares two things, but it does so more directly WITHOUT using as or like. Eg. The shop was a little gold-mine.

Copy these sentences into your book. At the end of the sentence, write in brackets whether the sentence is an example of a metaphor or simile.

Eg. The clouds were fluffy like cotton wool. (SIMILE)

1. As slippery as an eel.
2. Arnie was a man-mountain.
3. He was a lion in battle.
4. She is as pretty as a picture.
5. The striker was a goal machine.
6. The torch lit up the room as if the sun had risen early.
7. The moon was a misty shadow.
8. My friend has a face like a bag of spanners.

Now you are going to make up similes of your own by copying and finishing these sentences.

For example:

As good as gold

1. As heavy as
2. As cold as
3. As hard as
4. She had skin like a
5. As cool as
6. As quick as
7. He was slow like a
8. Slippery like a