Comparing and Contrasting And Simile Review Bridge to Terabithia Comparing and Contrasting And Simile Review

Comparing and Contrasting Reminder: when you compare you show the things that they share in common Reminder: when you contrast you show the things that they have different Can you compare and contrast the two teachers?

Comparing and Contrasting Now lets practice! Let’s compare Jess and Leslie AND Miss Edmunds and Mrs. Myers

Metaphors and Similes If you say your brother is “like a rat” or “as sneaky as a rat,” you are making a simile. A simile is the comparison of one thing to another unlike thing using specific words, such as like as resembles

Simile Examples: My father snored like a bear last night. Wind whispers like a tree in the breeze. A dream is like a river. Mary frowned and said, “I believe that taking drugs is like playing with fire.” Don’t tell Mother that her cookies taste like lumps of sand.

Similies Let’s practice!! Skim through the book Bridge to Terabithia and see what similes you can find. When you find one write it on the board.