"Similes and Metaphors" by The Bazillions
From The Bazillions
3 min4th5th6thReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
A song comparing two kinds of figurative language: similes use like or as, while metaphors say one thing is another. Great for an ELA lesson on descriptive and poetic language.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Writers use figurative language to help us picture ideas in new ways.
- How is a simile different from a metaphor?
- What word clues tell you a comparison is a simile?
- Can you turn a simile from the song into a metaphor, or the other way around?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: simile, metaphor, figurative language, compare.
Try it: Write one simile and one metaphor to describe the same thing (like the ocean or a busy hallway).